Mahler’s Sixth.
World Orchestra for Peace performs Mahler. The World Orchestra for Peace was founded in 1995 by Sir Georg Solti to reaffirm, in his words, “the unique strength of music as an ambassador for …
Recordings Archive
Pianist Khatia Buniatishvili.
Khatia Buniatishvili plays Chopin. After her first recording of compositions by Liszt, pianist Khatia Buniatishvili followed this up with an album that encompasses five works by Frédéric Chopin. This album marks her debut …
Gardiner performs Mendelssohn.
Conductor John Eliot Gardiner is one of my favorite conductors. This post is about his interpretation of Mendelssohn’s Symphony number 5 Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 5. Mendelssohn’s Symphony number 5 was written in 1830 to commemorate …
Hough’s Night.
Hough’s “In the Night”. I have admired the performances of pianist Stephen Hough for many years. In this recording, he brings together several compositions, including his own, to illustrate man’s conceptions, images, and fears …
Michelangeli.
Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli. The legendary Italian-born pianist, Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, focuses on the music of Beethoven on this excellent CD. An amazing performance of the Piano Sonata No.31 is followed by a similarly epic …