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Elina Garanca What I like best in Elina Garanca’s singing is her terrific musical expression. Sure, her technique is outstanding, and her voice is smooth and flawless. But without musical expression, there’s really nothing. On …

Schumann’s Symphony #2 Yesterday I listened to one of my all time favorite symphonies. It is the Symphony #2 by Robert Schumann, which as captured at the Digital Concert Hall from a live performance by …

Brahms: Serenades Johannes Brahms always lived in the shadow of Beethoven. The Viennese public was ready to criticize any new work as being ‘warmed over Ludwig”, but Brahms knew better. He worked hard, and he …

Berlin Color! On Friday, October 26, 2012 the Berlin Philharmonic performed a concert with works by Benjamin Britten, Claude Debussy, Maurice Ravel, and Jörg Widmann. The concert opened with the Passacaglia from ‘Peter Grimes’ by …

Laptop sheet music Borromeo String Quartet In music, as with the rest of life, much is changing. Just as the Berlin Philharmonic launched their excellent Digital Concert Hall, allowing music-lovers world – wide to hear …