Reviews Archive

The Gift of Music. Yesterday I watched a great film about one of my favorite pianists, Russian-born Evgeny Kissin. Naturally, this DVD was filled with great performances of the music of Beethoven, Haydn, Franz Schubert, …

Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring Performed by the San Francisco Symphony, conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas On this DVD, conductor Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony present a special recording of “The Rite …

Hindemith: Complete Viola Works Volume 1 On this CD, violist Tabea Zimmermann commemorates the 50th anniversary of death of Paul Hindemith with the recording of his complete works for viola. Hindemith was a famous violist, …

Johannes Brahms: Lieder (songs for mezzo-soprano and piano) Before he became an orchestral composer, Johannes Brahms was a choir director, and he concentrated on compositions for the human voice. Keep in mind that this man …

Mendelssohn: Symphonies Nos. 3 ‘Scottish’ and 4 ‘Italian’ Listening to conductor Frans Brüggen in any form of music-making is always a satisfying experience for me. As such, the opportunity to hear his interpretations of Mendelssohn’s …