Emmanuelle Bertrand
Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 1 and Cello Sonata Recorded on this CD are two masterpieces for cello by Shostakovich, written 25 years apart. The Sonata Op.40 of 1934 plunged its composer into disgrace with Stalin. …
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Rite of Spring
Stravinsky: Le sacre du printemps Performed by the Berliner Philharmoniker, conducted by Sir Simon Rattle Sir Simon Rattle and the Berliner Philharmoniker bring us a recording of the ground-breaking ballet “Le Sacre du printemps”, whose …
Hagen Quartet
Beethoven: String Quartets Nos. 3, 5 and 16 The Hagen String quartet has been my favorite chamber music performing group for many years. Their playing is sensitive, accurate, technically flawless, and featuring a sound balance …
Barbara Bonney
Barbara Bonney Over the period of many years I have admired the artistry of Barbara Bonney. It’s really too bad that she’s so rarely seen in live performances in the US. She moved to Salzburg, …
Berlin Philharmonic
Live Concert Review Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (BPO) On Saturday, April 20, 2013 at 11 AM California time, I tuned in to the Digital Concert Hall of the Berlin Philharmonic at my computer. I prepared a …