Classical Music & Musicians

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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.

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.

I am reposting the Mahler 9th Symphony conducted by Bruno Walter because this is a…

March 10, 2026

I am continuing with conductors this week. This posting is about Debussy's La Mer and…

March 6, 2026

I am still writing about conductors! Fritz Busch was a German conductor celebrated for his…

March 2, 2026

I am going to talk about conductors in the next few posts. This post is…

February 23, 2026

Francesco Merli was an Italian tenor celebrated for his commanding voice and his mastery of…

February 16, 2026

Maria Stader is a favorite singer of mine. I was delighted to find this recording…

February 9, 2026

Bianca Scacciati was unknown to me. However, she was an important dramatic soprano in Italy…

February 3, 2026

I'm not going to write much. The music speaks for itself. The Symphony No. 2…

January 29, 2026

Maria Capuana was a prominent Italian mezzo-soprano with an international opera career in the first…

January 26, 2026