Miah Persson: “Sempre libera” On her latest recording, singer Miah Persson ventures into the fields of bel canto, opéra lyrique and verismo in the company of Daniel Harding and the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Ms. …
Helene Grimaud plays Schumann and Strauss. Back in January 2015, I had the pleasure of speaking with Ms. Grimaud while she was completing a tour in Europe. I found her to be a totally delightful, …
Violinist James Ehnes and his musical partner, Andrew Armstrong, have performed both the Cesar Franck and Richard Strauss violin sonatas many times and bring special insight to these works that only many years of …
Music from Old Vienna. The MET Chamber Ensemble performs. Conductor and pianist James Levine has recovered, and on Sunday, November 16th we get to listen again to a concert by the ensemble he founded, …
Richard Strauss: Four Last Songs, Don Juan, and “Also sprach Zarathustra”. German composer, Richard Strauss, wrote his “Four Last Songs” (German: Vier letzte Lieder) for soprano and orchestra in 1948 when the composer was …