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Satie & Compagnie French composers Debussy, Ravel, Satie and Poulenc are all featured on this CD. From the gentlest impressionism to the later French styles, the journeys of French music are many and varied – …

Schubert Lieder Volume 7: Erlkönig My mother was trained as a singer in Europe; and while she did not sing much after she became a Mom, she always appreciated and loved the music of Schubert, …

Rachmaninov Rarities Pianist Vladimir Ashkenazy has given us some amazing music over the years. What comes to my mind today is actually not this CD, but his performances with violinist Yitzhak Perlman in the three …

Evening in Berlin If you are a regular reader of this blog, you already know how much I enjoy an occasional visit with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (BPO). Yea… being there physically would be great! …

Divine Sopranos This recording includes arias and songs performed by many singers. For me, the one very special performer from this group is soprano, Kathleen Battle. We don’t hear much from her any more, and …