Berg and Schoenberg.
Alban Berg: Lyric Suite and Arnold Schoenberg: Transfigured Night This CD presents the first recording of an arrangement for string ensemble of movements I, V and VI of the Lyric Suite by Alban Berg. …
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Violin Sonatas.
Bach Sonatas. While the solo sonatas for violin alone are one of the most well-known compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach, his works for violin and piano are also amazingly beautiful and frequently very moving. …
Jonathan Biss.
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Volume 3 The most popular of Beethoven’s piano sonatas have titles, and this third installment of Jonathan Biss’ complete sonata cycle features two of these sonatas, the “Pastorale” and “Waldstein.” Volume …
Violist Antoine Tamestit.
Six years ago, while I was overdosing on music during a trip to New York City, I attended a concert by violist Antoine Tamestit. He’s had an additional six years of experience, and as with …
Federiko Mompou.
Music by Mompou. Very often music is about silence: the silences between the notes. And the music of Catalan composer Federiko Mompou straddles the line beautifully between music and silence. This is music that …