The six Cello Suites, BWV 1007-1012, are suites for unaccompanied cello by Johann Sebastian Bach. They are some of the most frequently performed and recognizable solo compositions ever written for...
Read MoreThis was a great voice. Wilma Lipp started out as a coloratura soprano, and, as she got older, she added heavier roles. She was an Austrian operatic soprano and voice...
Read MoreI have decided to post Gaspard de la nuit. I first posted this in 2020 with Marcelle Meyer playing. I have heard another performance by the young British pianist, who...
Read MoreI am posting a wonderful performance of Schubert's piano trio No. 1 in B-flat major. Schubert began composing the piano trio no. 1 in 1827, the year before his death,...
Read MoreThis singer had a beautiful voice. He was known primarily for the Italian repertoire, and he was especially well known for Neapolitan songs (sung in the Neapolitan dialect). He was...
Read MoreThis week, I am posting a piece by Scriabin conducted by Dimitri Mitropoulos. I am also posting a recording of Tchaikovsky's Fourth Symphony. Dimitri Mitropoulos was a Greek-born conductor, pianist,...
Read MoreI have been studying Brazilian Portuguese for a long time. My Portuguese teacher is a subscriber to this blog, and he sent me some information on a Brazilian pianist whom...
Read MoreKarl Böhm was many things. He was one of great conductors of his generation, and his career flourished during the Nazi regime. He, like many German and Austrian artists of...
Read MoreArturo Toscanini was an Italian conductor born in Parma in 1867. He became famous after conducting Verdi’s Aida from memory at age nineteen and later led major orchestras including La...
Read MoreRosita Renard was a remarkable Chilean pianist. She had a technical mastery of the piano, with an enormous dynamic range, rich tonal colors, deft articulation, and mastery of the pedal....
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