Performances by Daniel Barenboim for You to Enjoy on Classical Archives
Few musicians have given more to audiences, and we thank him for everything he has done for us. It is hard to point to any one thing that he does best. He’s one of the leading pianists of the last 50 years. As a conductor, he has been music director of Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Berlin State Opera, the Staatskapelle Berlin, and La Scala. And as a cultural figure, he has consistently taken the biggest view of what music is and can be. In 1999, he founded the East-Western Divan Orchestra, a symphony with a membership made up of young Israelis and Palestinians with the aim of promoting cooperation.
Listen to Jean-Efflam Bavouzet’s History-Making Haydn Sonata Recordings Now on Classical Archives
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 Music Magazine, Bayan Northcott wrote a rave review of disk 11 of the set. And then the classical music world got even more excited when in the New York Times, music critic David Allen wrote a feature article about Mr. Bavouzet and his astonishing recording.
Discover the compositions of Leo Blech on this new release from Hänssler Classic
We encourage you to take the time to discover the uniquely satisfying compositions of Leo Blech on this important new release.
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...
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