The song “Nacht und Traume” by Franz Schubert was created out of a combination of two of Collin’s poems. It was meant as a memorial and tribute to the poet, a greatly admired friend of …
Pianist Sviatoslav Richter was born in 1915, and he died in 1997. The special character of Mr. Richter was summed up in the title of Bruno Monsaingeon’s documentary film on the pianist, “The Enigma”. Reserved, …
Franz Schubert’s second of two completed piano trios, D. 929, dates from 1827 and was played at the first and only public concert of Schubert’s compositions during his lifetime. Schubert spent the majority of his …
Sylvia Schwartz is one of the most versatile and exciting lyric sopranos of her generation. A true musician’s musician, she combines pure beauty of tone with exquisite musicality, wit, and authenticity, as well as a …
The outstanding Dutch soprano, Elly Ameling, studied in Rotterdam in the Netherlands. She completed her training with Pierre Bernac in Paris. In 1956 she won the first prize in a vocal competition, but her career …