Tennstedt’s Beethoven.
Conductor Klaus Tennstedt had a distinguished career and he specialized in the music of Wagner, Bruckner, as well as the classical composers. He died at age 71 in 1998. In his early years, he …
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Uchida Conducts.
Uchida conducts and performs. As a young girl, Mitsuko Uchida and her family lived in Vienna, Austria, where her father was Japan’s Ambassador. And Ms. Uchida was right in the heart of Mozart’s old world, …
Lesser Known Violin Music.
David Oistrakh performs: Glazunov and Kabalevsky Violin Concertos. The violin concertos by Beethoven, Brahms and Mendelssohn have remained hugely popular over the years. Yes, the Sibelius concerto and a few others have become …
Mozart’s Magic.
Anne-Sophie Mutter plays Mozart. Parents frequently entice their kids to “be good”. My sister and I were no exception. And toward the end of the work – week, we might hear our mother say …
Prokofiev’s Third.
Sergei Prokofiev: Symphony No. 3. I am a big fan of Prokofiev’s two violin concertos. And I must admit that I do not know this symphony, so I got interested in this performance. This …