Reviews Archive

Michael Collins: British Clarinet Sonatas This CD is Volume 1 in a new series of British Clarinet Sonatas, featuring clarinetist Michael Collins in works by Bax, Bliss, Howells, Ireland, and Stanford. He is accompanied by …

Kempff’s Moonlight Early this morning, I listened to the late pianist, Wilhelm Kempff, performing the Sonata #14, also called the “Moonlight sonata” by Beethoven. Yea… this is a real warhorse; played by so many musicians; …

Mozart: Coronation Mass Mozart wrote the ‘Coronation’ Mass just two weeks after his appointment as Court Organist for the Prince-Archbishop of Salzburg. The work achieved great renown after its performance at the Imperial Coronation in …

St. Lawrence Concert Review Several forces were visible at the concert on Sunday afternoon, March 11th, 2012 at Stanford University Dinkelspiel Music Hall: A. The ability of Ludwig van Beethoven to continue to draw a …

Brahms: “Ein Deutsches Requiem” (A German Requiem) Recorded live at the Usher Hall, Edinburgh, in 2008 This highly spiritual work by Johannes Brahms is one of my all-time great favorite works in music. Brahms composed …