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Leonard Bernstein conducts Beethoven & Haydn This recording is quite unusual because we get to hear music that is rarely performed. This includes a transcription for string orchestra of Beethoven’s string quartet Op. 135, and …

Berlin Philharmonic • Opening Concert of the 2012-2013 season (August 24, 2012) I am still a person who does not take the Internet for granted! I am still totally delighted when I am able to …

Martin Helmchen piano recital Live recording from the Verbier Festival, July 2011 Martin Helmchen, in this 2011 Verbier Festival recital, presents a program of Bach, Liszt and Beethoven. Bach, J S: Partita No. 1 in …

Bloch and Bruch Ernest Bloch’s music is deeply rooted in Jewish tradition and spirituality. Natalie Clein, in a sleeve note for her new recording of three of Bloch’s cello works, says that his output “was …

Brahms: Piano Quartets Nos. 1-3 (Complete) The chamber music compositions by Johannes Brahms (1833–1897) are a good indicator of Brahms’ intricate approach to composition, and his overall style. This is particularly true of the three …