I 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 MoreI am posting a very famous live recording from 1938 of Bruno Walter conducting Mahler's 9th symphony. If you haven't listened to Mahler before, he may take some getting used...
Read MoreI haven't posted anything about Felix Weingartner for a long time. Some consider him to be the greatest conductor of the twentieth century. His tempi were definitive for many. Here...
Read MoreI am moving away from vocal postings today. Instead, I am going to post some performances by a pianist who I think has been pretty much forgotten. This never should...
Read MoreI have done something like this in the past where I have posted several people singing the same aria. This time, I will post only two sopranos: Maria Callas and...
Read MoreI have a strange history with this piece. I had a radio show in college, and I remember playing a performance of the Concerto for Orchestra. I didn't like it,...
Read MoreI am selecting Bruckner's 8th Symphony because it is tremendous music, possibly because people don't listen to Bruckner very often, and more than likely because of the conductor, Eugen Jochum....
Read MoreI would like to highlight another composer who is perhaps little known today. This is a performance with an outstanding cast of soloists. I will write more about Fricsay below....
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