Art Song + Dressage Riding

Dressage rider Audrey Zehnder is the backdrop for Lori Laitman's Old Tunes, as performed by soprano Natalie Mann and pianist Jeffrey Pa...

Study for Orchestra by Julia Perry

William Steinberg leading the New York Philharmonic in a poignant and energetic 1965 performance of  Julia Perry's  Study for Orchestra:...

Daniel Gundlach Plays and Sings Janis Ian's Stars

Daniel Gundlach's recital with Lloyd Arriola last week at the Church of the Epiphany in NYC looks to be a fine indication of the rout...

Dudley Moore Plays and Sings Fauré and Schubert

I did not know that Dudley Moore had such a voice for the art song repertoire. On the program: - Fauré's setting of Verlaine's ...

Franz Liszt Was Born on This Day in 1811

204 years ago today, Franz Liszt , one of the 19th century's greatest pianists, composers, and teachers was born in the village of Dobor...

The Gryphon Trio's Elements Eternal is Available for Streaming on CBC Music Through July 13

The award-winning  Gryphon Trio's  latest album Elements Eternal features works of Brian Current, Michael Oesterle, and James Wright, wh...

Simon Lepper Talks About What It Takes To Be An Accompanist And Why the British Are So Awesome At It

I'm very glad to have recently made the acquaintance of Simon Lepper , the Head of Piano Accompaniment at the Royal College of Music in...

Liz Upchurch Talks About How to Be a Vocal Coach

I'm a big fan of the work of Liz Upchurch and it was a very pleasant surprise to see her interview with Jenna Douglas of Schmopera : S...

Time for Three Takes on Bullying with Stronger

Time for Three is a string trio originally from the Curtis Institute but now in residence with the Indianapolis Symphony. Their unique styl...

The Cortazâr Trio Plays the 1st Movt. of Smetana's Piano Trio

Here's some energetic playing from a young and promising piano trio based in Bogota. The Cortazâr Trio are: Liz Valentina Muñoz, Violìn ...

Chamber Music Connection: Promoting the Role of Chamber Music in a Musician's Development

One of the biggest challenges with developing musicians has always been how to create opportunities for learning chamber music. The Chamber ...

Christiane Karg and Malcolm Martineau Perform Richard Strauss' Ständchen

As Gerald Moore famously remarked, Strauss' Ständchen is considerably easier to play in the original key of F# major than in transposed ...

Bach's Erbarme Dich....Sung in Arabic

There's something about seeing a theorbo in the middle of a large ensemble that is totally badass.  Fadia el-Hage  joins the Netherlands...

Brahms Piano Quintet in F minor III w/the Amernet String Quartet feat. Ron Regev, piano

Some tight, jubliant playing from these guys. Joining pianist Ron Regev  in this Jerusalem performance last October are the Amernet String Q...

Song and Wine Episode 10: Michael Kelly in Conversation with Michael Brofman

Was I ever glad to discover this: the Brooklyn Art Song Society has their own video series entitled Song and Wine.  Their 10th episode feat...

Liszt's 2nd Hungarian Rhapsody for 8 pianos....in 1933

The release of the entire (85,000+)  British Pathé archive on YouTube a few days ago contains countless buried media treasures, much of it ...

Are Collaborative Pianists the DJs of Classical Music?

Lost Vegas / cc Lately I've been wondering about ways that we introduce and frame performers and their work, on the radio, on podcasts,...

Debussy's Quatre Chansons de Jeunesse w/Anna Sohn and Hui-Won Lee

Sometimes it feels like the winter will never end. It's April 15, I just had my lawn aerated, put down seed and fertilizer in the front ...

Madama Butterfly In Under Three Minutes

Opera 5 's latest irreverent synopsis looks at Puccini's masterpiece: Opera 5 have a show coming up : Reynaldo Hahn's L’île du ...

Weekend Links

Keyboard-driven vehicle Here are some links from around the web that are worth a read: Schmopera reviews a recent Canadian Art Song Project...