Mozart Performance Preparation
Chances are that if you play an instrument, you likely enjoy how a group of people work together to prepare a piece of music for performance. On this new DVD you get an opportunity to …
Reviews Archive
Julia and Daniel: Music for Violin and Cello
My own earliest experience of playing music for violin and cello goes back to the early 1950’s when I was a member of an orchestra that performed the Brahms Double Concerto. I learned to thoroughly …
Gabriel Faure Piano Recital
It is perplexing to me why the music of Gabriel Faure is so rarely performed. This is beautiful, melodic, and enjoyable music that we really ought to hear more frequently. As such, I am pleased …
Bernstein for Clarinet and Piano
I frequently bring you symphonic music, chamber music, or instrumental music that favors strings or piano. Yet… I love the wind instruments. As an example,,I am nuts about the serenade for wind instruments by Mozart, …
Christiane Karg sings Brahms and Schumann
Later this month, a new recording will be issued by one of my favorite sopranos, Christiane Karg. I love her performances because they are filled with passion, strong emotions, and great expressiveness that is sure …