Andre Jolivet: Chamber music for oboe and English Horn. As I get older, I still “discover” people in music whose capabilities are a positive surprise for me. Two such recent experiences include Julia Fischer’s …
Vadym Kholodenko plays Rachmaninoff transcriptions. I attended a concert by Vadym Kholodenko in Carmel, California, shortly after he won the gold medal at the 2013 Van Cliburn International Piano competition. Indeed, here was yet …
Mutter’s Gems. I own a fairly large collection of classical recordings. At least one of these goes back to a gift that I received on my 13th birthday. The rest include many LP’s rescued …
Stradivari’s viola. I love the sound of the viola; And certainly an instrument made by Antonio Stradivari is worth an attentive three minutes. Right? Have a listen to David Aaron Carpenter put this instrument …
Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5 and Piano Concerto No. 3 This recording on the Mariinsky label presents two of Prokofiev’s most popular works: The Piano Concerto No 3, and the Symphony No 5. Denis Matsuev …