I am posting two works conducted by Wilhelm Furtwängler. Furtwängler was one of the outstanding conductors of the twentieth century, but he stayed in Germany during World War II, and...
Read MoreMy travels through conductors continues. This week, it is Serge Koussevitsky. Koussevitzky was a major 20th-century conductor who shaped American classical music. He was the Music Director of the Boston...
Read MoreI am reposting the Mahler 9th Symphony conducted by Bruno Walter because this is a famous recording, and I seem to be lost in conductors at the moment. I am...
Read MoreI am continuing with conductors this week. This posting is about Debussy's La Mer and a famous recording of it by Roger Désormière and the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra from 1950....
Read MoreI am still writing about conductors! Fritz Busch was a German conductor celebrated for his interpretations of Mozart, Verdi, Richard Strauss, and the Austro‑German symphonic tradition. As General Music Director...
Read MoreI am going to talk about conductors in the next few posts. This post is about Otto Klemperer. Klemperer was born on May 14,1885 in Breslau. He began music studies...
Read MoreFrancesco Merli was an Italian tenor celebrated for his commanding voice and his mastery of heavy dramatic roles. He is often remembered as one of the finest dramatic tenors of...
Read MoreMaria Stader is a favorite singer of mine. I was delighted to find this recording of her singing a number of Schubert Lieder at the Prades Festival in 1953. They...
Read MoreBianca Scacciati was unknown to me. However, she was an important dramatic soprano in Italy in the late 1920s to early 1930s. Her voice noted for its power, dark timbre,...
Read MoreI'm not going to write much. The music speaks for itself. The Symphony No. 2 in C minor by Gustav Mahler, known as the Resurrection Symphony, was written between 1888...
Read MoreAuthor
