Beethoven has been pressed into many categories. At times he was seen as the great Titan, at others as an idealist; later approaches occasionally attempted to de-emotionalize" his music. He simply...
Beethoven as a giant of the symphony and the sonata has somewhat overshadowed Beethoven as a creator of songs. On this varied and insightful recording, tenor Werner G?ra performs a program featuring...
Reiner Bredemeyer, born in 1929, is one of the most famous composers of the former German Democratic Republic. His extensive oeuvre includes chamber music, songs and song cycles, orchestral works,...