German violinist Frank Peter Zimmerman realigns Stravinsky’s violin concerto in D wistfully as a late-romantic work, full of yearning for lost youth, homeland and confidence.
In the early 1980s, the phenomenal Latvian violinist Gidon Kremer recorded for Philips an account of the Beethoven concerto that was almost universally reviled. It…
Ever bought a record just for the opening track? You’d be sorely tempted by this offering from the Gothenburg Symphony and Herbert Blomstedt, a pairing…
Après un Rêve: Fauré, Debussy, Ravel Christian Svarfvar, violin; Roland Pöntinen, piano BIS 2016. 2183. 61 min 8 s. French music has long held an…
This is one the world has been waiting for. The Minnesota Orchestra’s partnership with the Finnish conductor Osmo Vänskä is a treasure of our times,…
As a general rule, I would rather eat porridge that has been left to stand overnight than listen to music of the romantic era being…
Most concert pianists are like modern tennis players. They know that only two or three men and women are ever going to win the major…
