
The stunning variety of nuance, voicing, and emphasis that Benjamin Grosvenor brings to each of Kreisleriana’s eight movements keeps this familiar music sounding continuously fresh,
In contrast to many self-released CDs, this recital by fortepianist Andrea Botticelli boasts excellent production values. The full-bodied sonics do justice to Botticelli’s well-regulated and
The 200th anniversary of Clara Schumann’s birth in 1819 brought forth numerous new recordings that have helped consolidate her position as a worthy composer in
The Beaux Arts Trio disbanded in 2008 after 53 years
Many pianists ruminate over the introductory section of Schumann’s Humoreske, but not Imogen Cooper, who doesn’t mistake the Einfach (easy) tempo indication for somber. Instead,
I first encountered Lori Sims in several recitals and collaborative performances at the Gilmore Festival in Kalamazoo (where she is piano professor at Western Michigan
Daniel Hope’s new Deutsche Grammophon recording celebrates the artistry of the highly respected and significantly influential 19th-century violinist Joseph Joachim by presenting a varied assortment
Abendmusik, of course, is German for Evening Music, but the real theme of Claire Désert’s recital is the intense musical and personal dynamics between Robert
This sixth volume in Hyperion’s ambitious complete songs of Robert Schumann project involves four soloists who perform individually and in various combinations of duets and
If by chance you already own the formerly “complete” songs of Clara Schumann on a Bayer recording from 1991, with soprano Isabel Lippitz and pianist