Reviews Archive

Early this morning I listened to the amazing coloratura soprano Rita Streich, whom I had heard a few times as a boy, while my family lived in Vienna. She sang the aria from Mozart’s Opera, …

Pianist Lambert Orkis and violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter have given recitals since 1998. After that amount of time, I would think that musicians may be able to anticipate each other’s sensitive nuances, which make music interpretations …

Beethoven: Cello Sonatas Nos. 1-5 and variations. Performed by Ralph Kirshbaum (cello) and Shai Wosner (piano) Beethoven’s sonatas for cello and piano span his entire creative life. The Op.5 sonatas date from the late 1790s …

I am a huge fan of the piano music by Johannes Brahms. This is no surprise, really, because the piano was Brahms’ instrument, and he gave concerts throughout Europe, frequently with violinist Joseph Joachim. On …

Yehudi Menuhin was an amazing man, and an even more amazing musician. Conductor Sergiu Celibidache was an excellent conductor, yet also highly opinionated about his peers, as well as of some composers. I will skip …