
Unlike most young artists who annotate their mixed recital CDs with poetic vagaries, the Madrid Symphony Orchestra’s principal violist Wenting Kang tells it like it
Miguel Baselga was the first and (I believe) only pianist
All of the works on this disc date from 1892, as well as the vintage Steinway concert grand used by pianist Uta Weyand. The instrument
Naxos’ more-or-less chronological survey of Fritz Kreisler’s complete Victor and
In a review of Imogen Cooper’s 2006 Zankel Hall recital, the New York Times described her playing as “virtuosity without razzle-dazzle”. That more or less
Remember the rave review I gave to Joyce Hatto’s recording
Although Yvonne Loriod (1924-2010) was best known for giving standard-setting
The liner notes to this recording consist of a short story by Guy de Maupassant. It’s actually a charming story about a “rather sad” law
Pearl has come up with a pearl of a reissue
We get dozens of requests every month to review artist-produced CDs, and probably half of those come from guitarists. It’s simply amazing how many of