Johann Ludwig Krebs was one of Bach’s best students, going on to hold several prestigious musical posts, including organist in Altenberg at the court of
Victor Herbert was one of the most multi-faceted musicians of the 20th century, the Leonard Bernstein of his day. He was a master conductor who
This disc continues the Hot Springs Festival’s exploration of the music of “free black” composers in New Orleans, musicians who enjoyed great success abroad in
Naxos’ exciting and important American Classics series now includes music of the present day, in this case three recent works by Philip Glass. The Violin
William Walton’s Piano Quartet is an early work, influenced by the likes of Elgar, Ravel, and Vaughan Williams. The music is wholly lovely and it’s
Taped live at the Metropolitan Opera House on December 29th, 1945, this Rigoletto has a lot going for it. Leonard Warren is towering in the
This edition of Bruckner’s First Symphony purports to be the “really original” Linz version, though the differences between it and what we know as the
One of the fascinating things about the history of European music is the way that the centers of musical thought, innovation, and influence shifted through
Edmond Dédé (1827-1901) was one of a select group of “free black” composers who left the United States shortly before the Civil War to study
Carter Pann is just 28 years old, but already he has won several prestigious awards and generally grabbed the attention of the music world with