John Adams’s Contemporary to Nixon in China
[asa]B000005IYW[/asa] There are those who would have you believe that new music is a battleground – a deeply cratered landscape scarred by musical grenades flung by vengeful composers seeking with…
John Adams’s Contemporary to Nixon in China
[asa]B000005IYW[/asa] There are those who would have you believe that new music is a battleground – a deeply cratered landscape scarred by musical grenades flung by vengeful composers seeking with…
Hollywood film composer Hans Zimmer – ‘Winning an Oscar is a dangerous experience’
He said winning can spell the end of creativity. “I turn around and all these smiles, these beaming faces… these genuine people cheering for me, and I feel fantastic,” Zimmer says.…
Hollywood film composer Hans Zimmer – ‘Winning an Oscar is a dangerous experience’
He said winning can spell the end of creativity. “I turn around and all these smiles, these beaming faces… these genuine people cheering for me, and I feel fantastic,” Zimmer says.…
NICHOLAS ANGELICH, JEAN-YVES THIBAUDET & PHILIPPE CASSARD pay tribute to Aldo Ciccolini
NICHOLAS ANGELICH Aldo Ciccolini has truly helped me to become myself. At age 13, I arrived from the United States and entered his class at the Paris Conservatoire. But it…
Aldo Ciccolini The Complete EMI Recordings 1950-1991
The Italian-born French pianist leaves a legacy of unparalleled Debussy, Ravel and Satie recordings. The Complete EMI Recordings 1950-1991 (56 CDs) is beyond Aldo Ciccolini’s two best selling complete Satie…
New York Philharmonic names Esa-Pekka Salonen their new Composer-in-Residence
Esa-Pekka Salonen will compose works for the orchestra for three years, beginning in the 2015/16 season. Salonen, who is Principal Conductor of the Philharmonia Orchestra in London and former Music…
Philippe Jaroussky’s new double album of French songs
For the new album, to be released in February, Philippe Jaroussky and Jérôme Ducros are joined by some distinguished guest artists: the contralto Nathalie Stutzmann and the Ebène Quartet. It’s a…
Sviatoslav Richter new release 51CD set on Decca, Philips & DG Recordings
[asa]B00N9MWVVW[/asa] Sviatoslav Teofilovich Richter is widely considered one of the greatest pianists of the 20th century, as said he is one of the most powerful communicators the world of music has produced…
Gustavo Dudamel answers your questions
“You inspire with discipline. Discipline is very subjective, because you can have really hard and strong [discipline] or you can have strong, light, fun discipline. This is the combination I…