This week, I am moving on to Eugen Jochum. Jochum was a very famous conductor during the post WWII period. He is renowned for his interpretations of Bruckner. I think...
Read MoreI 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 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...
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