The Murderous Music of Carlo Gesualdo
Lots of famous musicians have not had “warm and fuzzy” personalities. Brahms was reportedly a grump who insulted people at parties. Toscanini, adored for his politics and humanism, screamed at orchestral musicians. And Wagner . . . well, let’s not talk about Wagner....
Who Was Zinka Milanov?
Long before the Russian diva Anna Netrebko became one of the most admired leading sopranos at the Metropolitan Opera, another Slavic soprano, Zinka Milanov, occupied a similar role there. Milanov (1906-1989) was Croatian, not Russian. She was not as drop-dead...
Savor the 12-CD Dinu Lipatti 100th Anniversary Collection Today on Classical Archives
For years, lovers of great pianism have been listening to recordings by Dinu Lipatti (1917-1950), the poetic Romanian pianist who succumbed to Hodgkin’s Disease at the age of only 33. If you have already fallen in love with his recordings and have been wanting more,...
Faschingsschwank aus Wien: A Musical Tongue-Twister You Can Enjoy Today
Let's start by watching Sviatoslav Richter play the living daylights of this piece. Many works of classical music have easy-to-pronounce names. There are Papillons (Schumann), Aida (Verdi) and other pieces that have mellifluous names that roll right off the tongue....
New Release: Ksenija Sidorova, Classical Accordionist, Plays Music from Bizet’s Carmen
Let's start today's post by watching Ksenija Sidorova play. Wouldn't you stop to listen? Accordion lovers have been waiting a long time for a bona fide classical accordionist to come along. And now, it seems we have one. She is Ksenija Sidorova, a charismatic young...
You Are Cordially Invited to the World of Classical Archives Radio
We are pleased to announce that Classical Archives is now offering an expanded and improved version of Classical Archives Radio. It offers a convenient way to listen to a continuously streamed selection of tracks from the immense Classical Archives library. We cannot...
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