150 years after his birth, Erik Satie is still one of the great enigmas of classical music – a composer who said of himself ‘I am not fond of jokes… I never make jokes’ but …
I have enjoyed earlier recordings by clarinetist Michael Collins. Here is a new collection of lyrical works for his instrument titled “The Lyrical Clarinet Volume 2” Tracks on this CD are as follows: Chausson: Andante …
Franz Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 21 Many world-class pianists have performed Schubert’s Sonata #21. I, for one, never get tired of it. So I am curious how a pianist who is not known …
Olga Pashchenko performs Beethoven. For her new recording, pianist Olga Pashchenko has chosen the combination of Beethoven’s two Opus 49 sonatas and three sets of his variations, thus tackling what are commonly called ‘smaller …
Debussy, Bartók and Prokofiev: Études. Garrick Ohlsson has an amazing reputation as the master of the miniature. In this new recital he presents three sets of Études: The twelve Etudes by Claude Debussy (so …