Surprise Return!
Surprise Return I heard sections of a new recording by violinist Maxim Vengerov yesterday. Wow! What a surprise that was. Yes, some older recordings are occasionally played, but this turns out to be Mr. Vengerov’s …
Beethoven Archive
Amazing Beethoven!
Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 1-5 (complete) Last night I began to listen to the 2-DVD recording of all five of Beethoven’s piano concerti. Wow! What an experience that was! Pianist Daniel Barenboim demonstrated again what …
Laptop Sheet Music
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 …
Solti’s magic
Sir Georg Solti conducts the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Sir Georg Solti was one of my very favorite orchestral conductors. He was an assistant to Arturo Toscanini in Salzburg, Austria, at the music festival there. He …
Richter’s Beethoven
Richter Plays Beethoven Sviatoslav Richter was a musical genius, a giant, and an amazing musical performer. Richter’s performance of Beethoven, was never exaggerated, getting straight to the deeper meaning of the music. The highlights from …