PROFIL - G HAENSSLER

Aside from some smaller piano pieces, the String Quartet in F major is the only remaining composition by Theofil Richter, father of pianist Sviatoslav Richter, who preserved the manuscript. In this...

Rimsky-Korsakov?s musical legacy made a huge impact and stretches far into the twentieth century. Even if the language barrier makes full understanding difficult, some of his operas can still prove...

The first piece to be decided was Box Balaenae by George Crumb. This composition, embellished with theatrical elements that break down the boundaries between genres, has for some time now been part...

This new release from Timo Handschuh and the Sudwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim features music by New Rosauro. The Brasilanian Ney Rosauro is recognized as one of the most original and active...

The founder of the new symphony as I understand it - Gustav Mahler, on Hans Rott Hans Rott inspired Gustav Mahler with his highly ambitious Brucknerian dimensions symphony however he fell mentally...

A mournful, melancholic influence became characteristic of the Russian piano trio. Alexander Alyabyev had displayed considerable musical talent as a young man. While still a serving officer in the...

Peter Ruzicka's opera H?LDERLIN was premiered in Berlin in November 2008. As with it's predecessor, the music drama CELAN, it stands at the center of a large group of works, some of which point to...

In 2018, the music of Ozu's films has been revived by the Japanese pianist Miki Aoki. Spending most of her life abroad, she told me that Japanese composers and their works were not so familiar to...

Sarasate / Fontanarosa / Gamley / Sinfonia London Virtuoso Violin Pieces CD1. Estrellita 2. Liebesleid 3. Zigeunerweisen/Gypsy Airs 4. Lippen Schweigen, S'flustern Geigen 5. Fantasy on Paganini 6...

Scarlatti / Orchestra Lirica Di Milano Scarlatti: Il Trionfo Dell'Onore CD1. Sinfonia 2. Gi? Siamo in Salvo 3. Mio Destin Fiero E Spietato 4. Non Esci Ancor? 5. Con Quegli Occhi Ladroncelli 6. Per Me...

Dr. Albert Schelb writes: "As a composer, Josef Schelb incorporated the most important styles that had developed around the turn of the century into his early compositions, although most of these...

Georges Schmitt - a German-French "frontier runner" The German-French composer Georg (Georges) Schmitt was born in Trier, then a Prussian city on the banks of the Moselle, in 1821. At 14 years of...