by Barry Lenson | Nov 2, 2022 | Daniel Barenboim
Pianist and conductor Daniel Barenboim, who could well be the most important musician active today, recently announced that he will take time off from performing. Citing a “serious neurological condition,” he will step back to concentrate on his health and recovery....
by Barry Lenson | Sep 21, 2022 | Franz Josef Haydn, Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, Uncategorized
Members of Classical Archives can listen to all 11 CDs of this history-making recording now Jean-Efflam Bavouzet’s 11-CD Chandos recording of all 65 of Franz Josef Haydn’s piano sonatas has been creating a major stir in the world of classical music. In BBC’s Classical...
by Barry Lenson | Aug 30, 2022 | Leo Blech, Richard Wagner
Featured New Recording on Classical Archives: Discover the compositions of Leo Blech on this new release from Hänssler Classic Leo Blech (1871-1958) was a German composer and conductor, best known today for his many recordings of operas by Richard Wagner, many of them...
by Barry Lenson | May 12, 2022 | Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari, Violin Concertos, Violin Music
If you mention the composer Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari to lovers of classical music, they will probably say “Oh yes, he wrote comic operas like Il Segreto di Susanna and I Quattro Rustegi.” That is true, but there is a lot more of this composer’s remarkable music to...
by Barry Lenson | Mar 31, 2022 | Alexander Kipnis
Today, we invite you to listen to recordings by the astonishing Ukrainian bass Alexander Kipnis (1891 – 1978) on a two-CD set from Nimbus, Alexander Kipnis in Opera and Lieder. If you are a member of Classical Archives, we invite you to listen now. About Alexander...
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