Reviews Archive

Menahem Pressler Plays Beethoven, Schubert and Chopin Turning 90 in December 2013, Menahem Pressler was the pianist of the legendary Beaux Arts Trio for almost 55 years, and he continues to enjoy an active career …

James Levine is back! Recorded live on May 19, 2013, this concert marked maestro James Levine’s return to the stage after a two-year absence because of his injury. His entrance on the stage of Carnegie …

Manuel de Falla “Nights in the Gardens of Spain” This is a wonderful DVD, both for video and for musical performance. Manuel de Falla’s “Nights in the Garden of Spain” is an emotion-filled piano piece …

Van Cliburn winner: Concert Review. Texas-born pianist Van Cliburn died a few months ago. Do you remember the excitement he created when he won the First International Tchaikovsky Piano Competition in Moscow, back in 1958? …

Mozart’s Final Work. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart died in 1791. In 1991, at the 200th anniversary of his death, there was a memorial for Mozart at the Stephanskirche (St. Stephen’s church) in Vienna. Mozart’s Requiem was …