In his day, violinist Nicollo Paganini was very famous. some members of his listening audience felt that he was connected “with the devil” based on the amazing feats that Paganini was able to demonstrate on the …
Shostakovich: String Quartets Nos. 1, 8 and 14. The original Borodin Quartet was founded in 1945 in the Soviet Union and this release marks the Quartet’s 70th anniversary. They enjoyed a close relationship with …
Georg Friedrich Handel: Complete Oboe Concertos and Sonatas. On this CD, Sarah Francis performs Handel’s complete oboe concertos and sonatas with the London Harpsichord Ensemble. These interpretations are perhaps the finest on modern instruments, …
Max Reger and Richard Strauss: The Romantic Piano Concertos. I listened again this morning to the “Burleske”, a composition by Richard Strauss for piano and orchestra. Perhaps it is the amazing difficulty of …
Barbara Bonney and André Previn: Music of Mozart, Previn, and Strauss. Live recording from Salzburg, Austria The music of some great artists lives on forever. This recording is one such example. On this …