Leila Josefowicz.
Salonen’s Violin Concerto The concerto for violin and orchestra was written by Esa-Pekka Salonen toward the end of his 17-year tenure as Music Director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. As he writes: “During the composing …
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Renee Fleming sings.
Renée Fleming: Guilty Pleasures ‘Guilty Pleasures’ is a wonderful album featuring the beautiful voice of Renée Fleming. This CD has a selection of songs and arias featuring a great diversity of music, much of which …
Old and New Preludes.
Bach and Shostakovich Intertwined. The six Brandenburg Concertos by J. S. Bach were composed between 1712 and 1721 for various unrelated occasions; but Bach assembled them into one collection. But what does Dmitri Shostakovich have …
Mozart Serenades.
Mozart: Gran Partita I love music composed for wind instruments. And Mozart was a master at this particular form of music. In many cases this was entertainment for celebrations such as weddings or other social …
Mozart’s Unfinished Music.
Mozart’s Unfinished Music: Requiem in D minor, K626 Edition by Franz Beyer Wolfgang Mozart died in 1791 at the age of 35. He had been was desperately ill and also desperately in need of money. …