Great Orchestral Accompaniment
Egos often get in the way of making great music. Yesterday I saw an example where the music got priority, and egos did not play a role. As a result the listener received the benefit. …
Mendelssohn Archive
Milstein, Marketing, and Mendelssohn
Recordings in the CD format will soon be obsolete. In the future, all music will be downloaded or heard on-line. As such, Marketing firms are struggling to get attention for their classical music recordings. It …
Fliter Plays Mendelssohn and Schumann
We have the opportunity to listen to two well-known piano concertos on this recording: Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25, with Ingrid Fliter (piano) The Fair Melusine Overture, Op. 32 Schumann: Piano …
Nikolaj Znaider is Amazing…
This afternoon I listened to a recording by violinist Nikolaj Znaider, and I was totally delighted with his performance of the Beethoven Violin Concerto. Later I learned from my DVD booklet that he was born …
Cecilia Quartet Plays Mendelssohn
Felix Mendelssohn’s two quarters Op. 44 are beautifully performed on this CD. The members of the Cecilia Quartet create excitement, tenderness, and contemplation in this recording. They produce an excellent balance between the composer’s extroverted qualities …