Even though his lifespan was brief, only 31 years, Schubert ranks as one of the most prolific composers of classical music. He created over 600 vocal works, mostly songs, completed seven symphonies, ...
Elegance, beauty and irrepressible good humour: music from the pen of a 22 year-old prodigy — inspired by the tragi-comic death of a fish! Schubert’s "Trout" Quintet is one of the best loved of all ...
Prokofiev: Piano Concertos 1-5 Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, BBC Philharmonic/Gianandrea Noseda (Chandos) Two of Prokofiev's five piano concertos are so well-embedded in the ...
Let’s just say of the Sunday-afternoon third in his series that it always fascinated even when it felt odd or wrong, and that Barenboim put Schubert’s infinite variety to the test with an unusual ...
Put yourself in the offices of the German wing of EMI records in 1985. A leading group, the Alban Berg Quartett – named after the famous modernist composer from their home country of Austria – has ...
When it came to deciding who would play the high parts and low parts in their four-handed piano performance of Schubert’s famed Fantasy in F Minor, Garrick Ohlsson weighed in with an argument that ...
Amazon mp3: NA | Amazon CD: $11 | ArkivMusic: $18 | Qobuz download: £13.50 - 19 (Hi-Res) | iTunes mp3: $12 Krystian Zimerman is an elusive figure in classical music, which has become a rare thing in ...
Sakuntala Trio’s excellent debut album includes a completion of Schubert’s first string trio. And Jamie MacDougall and Mr McFall’s Chamber revel in songs and chamber music from Mexico At first glance, ...
New Year’s Wants, with a Nod to William Blake Audio By Carbonatix The Romantics understood that there’s peace to be found in nature. Editor’s note: Madeleine Kearns writes a weekly column noting ...