Dame Janet Abbott Baker (born 21 August 1933) is an English mezzo-soprano best known as an opera, concert, and lieder singer. It was in the years of her active career from the mid-1950s to 198os, her final…
Romanian classical pianist Dinu Lipatti was arguably the greatest pianist of the 20th century. Less known he is also a composer , his own music is beyond doubt worth hearing. This two-disc set feature…
Romanian classical pianist Dinu Lipatti was arguably the greatest pianist of the 20th century. Less known he is also a composer , his own music is beyond doubt worth hearing. This two-disc set feature…
This is an EMI Classics new title of The Klemperer Legacy of an extensive edition of 11 luxurious yet affordable box-sets. The 6-CD box-set collection records Mahler’s most remarkable works, includes Klemperer’s interpretations of Mahler’s Symphonies…
Karlheinz Stockhausen (22 August 1928 – 5 December 2007) was a German composer, widely acknowledged by critics as one of the most important but also controversial composers of the 20th and…
Norma (1831) is Italian opera composer Vincenzo Salvatore Carmelo Francesco Bellini’s greatest work. Bellini was the quintessential composer of bel canto opera, he died at the age of 33. His “Norma” has been looked at from the vantage…
Norma (1831) is Italian opera composer Vincenzo Salvatore Carmelo Francesco Bellini’s greatest work. Bellini was the quintessential composer of bel canto opera, he died at the age of 33. His “Norma” has been looked at from the vantage…
Italian conductor Arturo Toscanini ( March 25, 1867 – January 16, 1957) was one of the most acclaimed musicians of the late 19th and 20th century. Later in his career he was appointed the first music…
The awards, held by music charity Nordoff Robbins, will take place on Fridat 28th June at the Hilton hotel on Park Lane in London. Previous winners of the award, which originated…
The Swedish soprano Nina Stemme is known for her warm, solid spinto voice, with some qualities of a dramatic soprano. In 2008, Stemme replaced Deborah Voigt in what would have been the American soprano’s role debut…
