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Welcome to Classical Music and Musicians!

Die Sänger und die Musiker

Spotlighting artists who sang and played with freedom.

Helping familiarize today’s music lovers with names and performances of those from the past, both singers and instrumentalists.

Welcome to Classical Music and Musicians!

Die Sänger und die Musiker

Spotlighting artists who sang and played with freedom.

Helping familiarize today’s music lovers with names and performances of those from the past, both singers and instrumentalists.

Recent Posts

Mario Filippeschi, Italian tenor, redux

Mario Filippeschi, Italian tenor, redux

I originally made a posting about Mario Filippeschi in 2023. I am posting him again…
April 4, 2025
Shura Cherkassky, Russian-American pianist

Shura Cherkassky, Russian-American pianist

Shura Cherkassky was a remarkable pianist. He had an extraordinary number of colors at this…
March 28, 2025
Christel Goltz, German High Dramatic Soprano

Christel Goltz, German High Dramatic Soprano

Goltz was a great Wagnerian voice.  She was one of the most famous high dramatic…
March 20, 2025
Giuseppe Taddei, Italian Verdi Baritone

Giuseppe Taddei, Italian Verdi Baritone

Giuseppe Taddei was an important baritone in the post war period. He had a resonant…
March 10, 2025
Gino Bechi redux, Italian Verdi Baritone

Gino Bechi redux, Italian Verdi Baritone

I decided to redo my posting of Gino Bechi because I found a duet with…
March 6, 2025
Piero Cappuccilli, Italian Dramatic Baritone

Piero Cappuccilli, Italian Dramatic Baritone

Piero Cappuccilli was considered one of the finest baritones of his generation. He was enormously…
March 2, 2025
Maria Müller, Czech-Austrian dramatic soprano

Maria Müller, Czech-Austrian dramatic soprano

Maria Müller was a dramatic soprano from the Sudetenland. She was a soprano who, in…
February 28, 2025