Expand Your Musical Vistas in 2020 with Year of Wonder by Clemency Burton-Hill
I really like the book Year of Wonder, written by a British classical music commentator, author and announcer named Clemency Burton-Hill. In fact, I have spent a lot of time with this book since it was published back in 2018. (Note that Ms. Burton-Hill is now the...
Discover the Songs of Fanny Mendelssohn and Clara Schumann on Classical Archives
The songs composed by Fanny Mendelssohn (1805-1847) and Clara Schumann (1819-1896) are every bit as good as those composed by Felix Mendelssohn (Fanny’s brother) and Robert Schumann (Clara’s husband). Now, thanks to excellent releases available on Classical Archives,...
Featured New Release: A Recital of Songs Performed by Mezzo Frederica von Stade and Martin Katz
Frederica von Stade, a great mezzo-soprano who has been a beloved artist at the Metropolitan Opera and other major opera houses during a career that has endured through five decades, somehow remains a little under-recognized by many lovers of great singing. How can...
Spend Your Day with Sweet and Lovely Music by Gerald Finzi
Some days you want to stretch your ears and brain by listening to Berg’s Lulu or Schoenberg’s Book of the Hanging Gardens. But there are other days when you want to listen to some classical music that is beautiful, reassuring, and just plain lovely. Gerald Finzi If...
Classical Archives Is the Place to Listen to Recordings of Jessye Norman
Classical Archives Is the Place to Listen to Recordings of Jessye Norman The formidable American soprano Jessye Norman passed away last week. A major artist has just left the world stage of classical music, and everyone who loves great singing feels a palpable loss....
What Are the Greatest Song Cycle Recordings of All Time?
Every week seems to bring us fine new recordings of the great song cycles by Schubert, Schumann, Brahms, not to mention Mahler and Wolf. But as the number of recordings grows, we would like to ask a simple question . . . What are the greatest song cycle recordings of...
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