Why do certain pianists play so fast? Because they can. That crossed my mind while hearing Daniil Trifonov and his erstwhile teacher Sergei Babayan tear
Written in open scoring for any number of participants on any instruments, Terry Riley’s In C consists of 53 melodic patterns that can be repeated
I wager that violinist Daniel Kurganov and pianist Constantine Finehouse found collaborating on historic instruments in the three Brahms sonatas to be an illuminating experience
From the PC of the deceased Iannis Xenakis, Pierre Boulez
Among prominent pianists of our time, Maurizio Pollini represented the
Aaron Copland’s delightful and oft-recorded violin sonata opens this recording, whose program is one of the more intelligent, thoughtfully designed, and best played you’ll ever
As if we need any more evidence of Charles Ives’ unconventional ideas and composing techniques, this excellent recording reminds us that for him, a song
[This is a re-post in tribute to and remembrance of Seiji Ozawa, September 1, 1935-February 6, 2024.] There are fascinating differences between the 1969 recording
[Peter Schickele is best known as the delightfully clever musical humorist, promoter, presenter, and curator of the works of PDQ Bach, the “last and least”
[Peter Schickele is best known as the delightfully clever musical humorist, promoter, presenter, and curator of the works of PDQ Bach, the “last and least”