Believe it or not, I am wending my way back to vocal music. But it occurred to me that I have posted very little Beethoven or Tchaikovsky. In this post...
Read MoreYes, it's true. I am stuck in German symphonic mode, and I haven't even touched Brahms! At some point, I will get back to vocal performances, but, truth be told,...
Read MoreThis is one of those works in Western classical music that one should hear at least once. Actually, it is a favorite of many people because of the poignant beauty...
Read MoreThere are four major requiems in Western classical music: Mozart, Verdi, Brahms (which is a requiem in name only), and Berlioz. Of course there are others (Duruflé and Fauré for...
Read MoreThis is one of those works that I should have written about years ago. I sang it as part of a choir in New York, and I still remember the...
Read MoreJOSEPH SCHMIDT It is impossible to assess how many great artists were among the casualties of the last war. We do know that Joseph Schmidt, who died at the young...
Read MoreMaria Reining (August 7, 1903 in Vienna – March 11, 1991 in Deggendorf) was an Austrian soprano, honored with the title Kammersängerin (the Austrian equivalent of a knighthood). Reining was...
Read MoreSome may ask, and it is a fair question, why do I post the same pieces all the time? Not necessarily the same, but similar quite often. I do this...
Read MoreEmil Gilels Born: October 19, 1916 - Odessa, Russia Died: October 14, 1985 - Moscow, Russia Emil Grigoryevich Gilels was a Soviet pianist. He was born Samuil Hilels in Odessa...
Read MoreJoseph Rogatchewsky (November 20, 1891 – March 31, 1985) was a French operatic tenor. Born in Mirgorod (Ukraine), Rogatchewsky came to Paris shortly before the First World War and volunteered...
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