
Born in 1969, the British/French/Israeli composer Nimrod Borenstein has been frequently commissioned and performed internationally, and also enjoys a busy conducting career. Judging from this
A few years ago Eleonor Bindman recorded her own four-hand edition of Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos with fellow pianist Jenny Lin. Her skillfully wrought arrangements made
In the early 1980s the American pianist Yvar Mikhashoff (1941-1993) initiated a commissioning project, asking 127 composers to write tangos for him. He premiered 88
Paganini’s solo violin Caprices Op. 1 have provided the basis for some of the piano repertoire’s iconic virtuoso vehicles, such as Brahms’ Op. 35 Variations
Eduard Aslanovich Abramian (1923-1986) played a central role in modern Armenian musical life as a teacher, pianist, and composer. Although his creative output was not
Although he died at age 34, Bohemian composer Jan Vaclav Voríšek (1791-1825) lived a full and productive life. He studied and practiced law, became a
Born in 1927 and still active as ever, Martial Solal is one of the most inventive and virtuosic jazz pianists of our time, and it’s
Louis Théodore Gouvy (1819-1898) may have patterned his conservative Romantic style after Schumann and Mendelssohn (with a little Schubert tossed into the mix), yet he
Paul Stewart has nearly everything it takes to play Medtner’s music well: a suave and supple technique, sensitivity to nuance, and a perpetually beautiful, singing