Mendelssohn Archive

Conductor John Eliot Gardiner is one of my favorite conductors. This post is about his interpretation of Mendelssohn’s Symphony number 5 Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 5. Mendelssohn’s Symphony number 5 was written in 1830 to commemorate …

Brahms and Schubert: Piano Trios. Participating in both orchestras and chamber music groups, has been a wonderful and memorable experience for me. In most cases I remember quite vividly the pieces that I worked on, …

  Historic Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra: At Avery Fisher Hall. I have admired conductor Riccardo Chailly, as an interpreter of the music of Mahler and of the other Romantic repertoire. He is the leader of the …

  Prokofiev: Violin Sonatas and Five Melodies. This CD presents the wonderful collaboration of Alina Ibragimova, violin, and Steven Osborne, piano. They seem to be amazing musicians of uncompromising intelligence, terrific technical ability, and intense …

  Hilary’s Concerto Collection. Fortunately for us as listeners, the field of excellent living violinists is filled with many great artists. I am sure that I will miss naming some; however, my favorites are Anne …