
Founded by brothers violinist Willi Boskovsky and clarinetist Alfred Boskovsky […]
In my earlier James Brawn “Beethoven Odyssey” reviews I’ve often likened the pianist’s crisp articulation, lean textures, and linear orientation to interpreters such as Claude
The Bay Area-based Japanese-American pianist Tamami Honma serves on the music faculties of Stanford University and Santa Clara University, while maintaining an international itinerary of
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The period-instrument movement has accomplished some wonderful things, not least
The Bottom Line: This stylish, elegant Beethoven cycle, immaculately recorded, stands with the best. You simply can’t argue with the quality of the playing or
OK, they were never really lost. In fact, they were announced, but apparently Serkin died before giving final approval to these late recordings of the
Benno Moiseiwitsch (1890-1963) was one of the most eloquent and
When it comes to program building, normal pianists save Scriabin’s tumultuous and incendiary Vers la flamme for a grand finale. To open with Vers la
Arnold Schoenberg’s tribute to the victims of inhumanity is ironically