Chamber Music & Recitals

There are composers whose oeuvres shine so radiantly that other stars almost pale next to their splendor. This fate befell a whole epoch of composers, i.e. The 'maestros of the Mozart period.' But, beside Mozart's 'sun' there is so much to discover...

There are Celtic Music specialty radio shows and on-demand audio channels. Celtic Music albums are sold in health food and yoga stores. We know it when we hear it. Right? So, what is it? There's a loose definition (or maybe tacit agreement) that Celtic...

There are a variety of recordings of Wagner's "Dutchman," but this 1968 recording, directed by Klemperer and recorded on the BBC, is qualitatively still at the top of the discography. The conductor's analytical, powerful gaze on the work meets the vocal...

There are a number of works in the well-known piano repertoire which, due to the colossal degree of piano difficulties, have become a permanent feature of the canon of the most demanding compositions. There is also a group of works which, to a greater...

There are a number of points of similarity between Schoenberg's String Quartet No. 1, Op. 7and Verklarte Nacht, Op. 4, both technical and structural. They were also important works in the composer's life, Verklarte Nacht being - in his own estimation -...

There are 24 Odes and Welcome Songs composed by Purcell between 1680 and 1695: 4 celebrate St Cecilia, 6 are to welcome royalty, 3 celebrate King James II's birthday and 6 celebrate that of Queen Mary (from 1684 to 1694). The others were written for...

Theodora was Handel's next-to-last oratorio, and though it was a failure at it's premiere, Handel preferred it above all his others. It tells of the martyrdom of the Christian Theodora (soprano) and her beloved Didymus (countertenor) at the hands of the...

Their recording of the American Quartet and String Quartet No. 13, Op. 106 (Gramophone Award - Recording of the Year), elevated the Pavel Haas Quartet among the finest performers of Anton?n Dvork's music. This position was subsequently confirmed by a...

Their influence on Bach and Handel notwithstanding, most of Johann Pachelbel's psalm concertos and cantatas for large vocal forces are today virtually unknown. Scored for all the instruments mentioned in the text (with slight alteration), his setting of...

Their fourth release with Navona Records, OPENINGS by the Jitro Czech Girls Choir and conductor Jir? Skopal presents the rich beauty of the Czech Republic's national dances, folk texts, and songs for audiences around the world. Composer Bohuslav Martinu...

Their first release since 2009's critically acclaimed THE MUSIC OF VLADIMIR MARTYNOV includes three works written for Kronos by the leading Russian composer: THE BEATITUDES (1998, rescored for Kronos, 2006), SCHUBERT-QUINTET (UNFINISHED) (2009), and DER...

Their ancestral roots are from the Mediterranean, but their respective universally acknowledged musical talents enable Korcia and Luisada to create recordings that are exquisite in passion and fire. This collection includes pieces by Faure, Chausson,...