Great Lieder.
Well-Known Lieder By Brahms and Schumann. While most of the posts at my Blog are likely to feature instrumentalists and orchestral selections, I felt that this collection of songs (German: “Lieder”) would be …
Schumann Archive
Michelangeli Performs.
Michelangeli plays Bach, Beethoven, Schumann, and Brahms. Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli was born on January 5, 1920 in Brescia, Italy, and he died on June 12, 1995, in Lugano, Switzerland. Although I never heard …
More From Sokolov.
Grigory Sokolov. I have written a few days ago about this amazing pianist whose interpretations bring a smile to my face. Grigory Sokolov established his reputation as a performer of Bach’s suites and fugues, …
Paul Lewis.
Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition. I have heard many of Paul Lewis’ recordings and enjoyed them a lot. In particular I love his interpretation of the music of Franz Schubert. On this recording, Paul …
Ameling Sings Schubert.
Elly Ameling sings Schubert. Although he died at age 31, Franz Schubert left us more than 600 “Lieder” (German for songs). There are two aspects to these songs: The text of the poems …