Des horizons plus vastes de la musique Française - Vol. 1
Romantic and modern French music, centrepiece and natural development of post-wagnerism in the Western culture, strikes us today with a wealth of outstanding masters, some extremely popular, some less...
View ArticleÉlizabeth Herbin, French Pianist and Daughter of Composer René Herbin, Talks...
French Pianist Elizabeth Herbin The French pianist Élizabeth Herbin has long been a champion of the music of her father, the composer René Herbin (1911-1953). This includes making recordings of his...
View ArticleI’m always alone playing piano
I’ve been remiss. I decided, therefore, that I shouldn’t let another weekend pass without posting something new here. Blogging has proved a great pleasure, and I certainly have no reluctance to sit at...
View ArticleJean Martinon And Vlado Perlemuter Play Music Of Beethoven and Stravinsky -...
One of the true gifts of the concert stage. Click on the link here for Audio Player – Orchestre National de l’ORTF, conducted by Jean Martinon with Vlado Perlemuter, piano – Recorded March 22, 1956 –...
View ArticleFrom Perugia with love: Pianist, Ilana Vered hosts an enticing summer music fest
I stumbled upon Ilana Vered’s dazzlingly performance of two Moskowzski Etudes in a televised Steinway anniversary tribute hosted by Van Cliburn. It was during this celebration that Murray Perahia, my...
View Article"Gaspard de la nuit" performed by Vlado Perlemuter
Gaspard de la nuit: Trois poèmes pour piano d’après Aloysius Bertrand – composed by MaurWordpress Sphere All the news about classical music and opera in press and media
View ArticleFrench Pianist Vincent Larderet Talks about Performing and Recording the...
Vincent Larderet (Photo ©Fabrice Rault) To say that Vincent Larderet is one of the most accomplished of the younger generation of classical pianists would be an understatement. As a Steinway Artist ,...
View ArticleFestivals are holding the classical fort
When the Montreal Gazette reported last June that the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and its music director, Manfred Honeck, would be visiting the Lanaudière Festival in 2015, the Canadian dollar stood...
View ArticleRecent updates to previously posted music
8/5/16 Summer Nights #7 +1CD Mendelssohn's String Quintets at the Marlboro Festival 1990 (a rip by Corrado D.) 8/5/16 In the Name of Music +1CD set Mendelssohn's Elias by Wolfgang Sawallisch (a rip by...
View ArticleRecent updates to previously posted music
02/18/17 Schoenberg Piano Music +1DDL Complete set by Pina Napolitano (2012) 02/16/17 Debussy #4 +2CDs Etudes by Garrick Ohlsson, both the 1988 and the 2013 recordings 02/11/17 Prokofiev #1 +1CD 2nd...
View ArticleRecent updates to previously posted music
02/23/17 Second Viennese School Ess.ls #3 +1CD Pierrot Lunaire by Salome Kammer & Hans Zender (a rip by John H.) 02/18/17 Schoenberg Piano Music +1DDL Complete set by Pina Napolitano (2012)...
View ArticleRecent updates to previously posted music
04/26/17 Bohemian Composers: new links 04/26/17 The Odd Couple #1 +1CD Chopin's Mazurkas by Klara Min (2012) 04/26/17 The Odd Couple #1 +1CD Chopin Selected Etudes, Préludes, Mazurkas, Nocturnes by...
View ArticleRecent updates to previously posted music
08/26/17 Wintery Romantics +1CD Scriabin's Preludes & Sonata No. 4 by Andrei Gavrilov (1984) 08/13/17 Il Cinquecento Italiano +1CD Hyeronimo Ferrutio da Udine (Lute music) Thanks to Cunctator...
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