Listen Now on Classical Archives . . . Benjamin Schmid Plays the Violin Concerto in D. Op. 26 by Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari in a Stellar Release from Farao Classics
The recording features a terrific performance by violinist Benjamin Schmid and the Oviedo Filarmonia, conducted by Friedrich Haider. This album might also serve as your introduction to the young Vienna-born violinist Benjamin Schmid, who has made it his mission to perform lesser-known concertos by Gulda, Muthspiel, Szymanowski, Lutoslawski, Reger and others. His new recording of the Wolf-Ferrari Concerto makes a strong case for why this concerto deserves to be heard more often.
Listen to the Great Ukrainian Bass Alexander Kipnis on Classical Archives
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...
Great Ukrainian Musicians: Vladimir Horowitz
Many people think of Vladimir Horowitz as a Russian-American pianist. But that is not the case. Horowitz was born on October 1, 1904 in Kyiv. He studied at the Conservatory there before starting a career that took him across the world. Listen to Horowitz Play Robert...
Arnold Schoenberg’s A Survivor from Warsaw . . . Classical Music You Should Know During Holocaust and Genocide Awareness Month 2022
Every year the United Nations holds a month of programs that commemorate the holocaust. This year’s theme is “Memory, Dignity and Justice,” and you will want to attend some of the U.N.’s online programs, starting on January 20th.
Classical Music You Should Know . . . The Classical Symphony by Sergey Prokofiev
Prokofiev’s Symphony No. 1, also known as the "Classical Symphony,” is a delightful work that you should know – and that you will enjoy listening to. Since it was first performed on April 18, 1918 in Saint Petersburg with Prokofiev conducting, the work has remained an...
Classical Music You Should Know: The Christmas Story (Christmas Oratorio) by Heinrich Schütz (1585-1672)
What is your favorite piece of Christmas choral music? You might answer Handel’s Messiah or Bach’s Christmas Oratorio. Those are masterpieces. But have you heard the beautiful oratorio for Christmas that was written about a century earlier by the German...
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