English composer, conductor, and pianist , Baron Edward Benjamin (22 November 1913 – 4 December 1976) was a central figure of 20th-century British classical music, and wrote music in many genres. This year…
Norwegian composer Edvard Hagerup Grieg is widely considered one of the leading Romantic era composers, but the three Violin Sonatas are a relatively unfamiliar part of his output. Norwegian violinist Henning Kraggerud (born 1973) has established himself as one of Scandinavia’s…
Russian violinist Viktoria Mullova is best known for her performances and recordings of a number of violin concerti, compositions by J.S. Bach, and her innovative interpretations of popular and jazz compositions by Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, The…
English composer Edward William Elgar was rated as “the greatest modern composer” in any country, many of his works have entered the British and international classical concert repertoire. Along with the publishing of the Elgar Complete Edition,…
[asa]B00022LZW8[/asa] On July 3, 2006, the mezzo-soprano Lorraine Hunt Lieberson died of complications from breast cancer. She was fifty-two years old. Her career path to becoming a singer was unconventional – formerly…
[asa]B00022LZW8[/asa] On July 3, 2006, the mezzo-soprano Lorraine Hunt Lieberson died of complications from breast cancer. She was fifty-two years old. Her career path to becoming a singer was unconventional – formerly…
Sir Adrian Cedric Boult (8 April 1889 – 22 February 1983) was an English conductor, he was known for his championing of British music. Boult felt as comfortable in the recording studio as…
Sir Adrian Cedric Boult (8 April 1889 – 22 February 1983) was an English conductor, he was known for his championing of British music. Boult felt as comfortable in the recording studio as…
Yugoslav-born pianist Tamara Stefanovich performs frequently at the world’s major concert venues including the Philharmonia Orchestra under Esa-Pekka Salonen, Stavanger Symphony Orchestra under Eivind Aadland, London Philharmonic Orchestra with Pierre-Laurent Aimard under Vladimir Jurowski (at the BBC…
200 years ago on May 22 1813, Wilhelm Richard Wagner was born in Leipzig Germany. During his lifetime, his representative of a highly modern operatic style, was considered revolutionary of…