Spanish Songs
Canciones españolas This CD gives us a wonderful collection of Spanish song, 33 tracks in all. We get “Siete Canciones”, “Tres Canciones Espanolas”, “Quatero Canciones”, and much more. The singer is Bernarda Fink, who was …
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Andsnes’ Chopin
Chopin: The 3 Piano Sonatas Leif Ove Andsnes is one fine pianist. I really like his clarity of style, his rhythmic precision, and his musical energy. Andsnes’ performances of these Chopin sonatas are filled with …
Shostakovich 7th
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 7 in C major, Op. 60 ‘Leningrad’ Performed by the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Andris Nelsons Andris Nelsons has been familiar with the Russian musical tradition practically since he …
Amazing Beethoven!
Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 1-5 (complete) Last night I began to listen to the 2-DVD recording of all five of Beethoven’s piano concerti. Wow! What an experience that was! Pianist Daniel Barenboim demonstrated again what …
Great Concertos
Great Violin Concertos This CD gives us a collection of the four great violin concerti. Yes, there are others, by Bruch, Prokofiev, Stravinsky, Bach, and other composers. But the following are seen by most musicians …