The art of Igor Markevitch - part 1
Igor Markeivtch was such an extravagant personality. He was born in Ukraine, but soon his family moved to Paris and later to Switzerland. His whole life was connected with the most important artists of...
View ArticleMusic for Viola.
Lise Berthaud: Music for Viola Every Viola player knows that music for her/his instrument is quite limited. Other than the string quartet repertoire and music by Paul Hindemith, there is the famous...
View ArticleGreat Pianists (Historic Recordings): Hofmann, Cortot, Schnabel, Haskil
The G+T and the Columbia Recordings Josef Hofmann (1876-1957), piano Recorded 1903-1918 Total Time: 70:48 Chopin: Waltzes No 1-14, Fantasie in F minor, op 49 Alfred Cortot (1877-1962), piano Recorded...
View ArticleLittle to go till first edition of Romania's 'Clara Haskil' International ......
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View ArticleLittle to go till first edition of Romania's 'Clara Haskil' International ......
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View ArticleLittle to go till first edition of Romania's 'Clara Haskil' International ......
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View ArticleUltra-rare film: Chaplin and Casals come to honour the most elevated of pianists
Archive film has been released of the day Clara Haskil was admitted to the Légion d’honneur. Click here to watch the procession of admirers. h/t: Frédéric Gaussin (c) Norman Lebrecht - Slipped disc All...
View ArticleExplore the Score- Hans Gál: Idyllikon
Hear it live for the first time in 25 years on the 31st of January here. Idyllikon Four movements for small orchestra, Opus 79, (1958) Serenade, Badinerie, Sarabande, Villanelle Duration: 29” First...
View ArticleThe Odd Couple
Chopin and Mozart alongside, on a Sunday, for a selection of classic recordings that should not be missing from any self-respected collection... Amongst the household names (Pollini, Argerich,...
View ArticleBudu’s Bagatelles More Than Mere
Christian Budu (file photo) On the eve of Easter, the second night of Passover and the NCAA’s “Final Four,” Jordan Hall appeared rather depopulated, but those rapt 100-plus auditors for pianist...
View ArticleEarthly Beauty: Schumann Essentials
A variety of the great Saxon master's most beloved works - in fact, all of his quintessential masterpieces are offered here, with the exception of some String Quartets and the Szenen aus Goethes Faust....
View ArticlePope Francis names his favourite pianist
‘I love Mozart performed by Clara Haskil,’ the Pope tells a colloquium of Catholic journos. ‘Mozart fulfils me. But I cannot think about his music; I have to listen to it.’ More here. (c) Norman...
View ArticleClassical Music Almanac from the Classical Stream
Saturday, February 20, 2016 You can listen to the Classical Music Almanac Podcast Daily here. Birthdays Christoph Eschenbach Happy birthday Christoph Eschenbach! Born in Breslau , Germany (today...
View ArticleLebrecht Weekly - Deutsche Grammophon: The Mono Era, 1948-57 (51-CD Box Set)
3/5 stars Slower even than one-horse EMI, Deutsche Grammophon was the last label of consequence to adopt stereo recording in the late 1950s. Its circumspection is, in retrospect, comprehensible. In...
View ArticleLondon’s most sought-after piano teacher has died
We are receiving reports from various pupils that Peter Feuchtwanger died on Saturday, a week before his 77th birthday. A Hitler refugee whose parents took him as a newborn baby to Palestine, he was...
View Article‘He never once said a disapproving word to a student’
Michael Garady, life companion of Peter Feuchtwanger who died at the weekend , has asked us to publish his personal tribute, adjoined by Leonard Bergaman who was one of Peter’s last students. in...
View ArticlePracticing the Art of Life Appreciation ~ Festival Clara Haskil Sibiu
Why I love classical music? Is it the way it lights up my entire brain, relaxing yet? Is the visual story created in my mind’s eye? Is it the feel of swaying in swings, of riding waves, of fighting...
View ArticleLabel news: Sony sign a second Lucas Debargue
The quirky French pianist has proved so iconic that his label has splashed out on another of his ilk. Adam Lalloum will launch with the Brahms concertos this time next year. Press release: Paris / New...
View ArticleBudu’s Prizewinning Voodoo
Christian Budu’s artist diploma recital at Jordan Hall Tuesday night proved once more that New England Conservatory recognizes and develops consummate artistry. In 2013, the young Brazilian of Romanian...
View ArticleMusic Outside of Caste
Pianist Clara Haskil One question keeps ringing in my ears, a simple one possible to be answered only by you, dear friends : what feelings,words, emotions do you associate with classical music? Tell me...
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