Double Review: Johann Sebastian Bach – Goldberg Variations – Alexandra Papastefanou, Hannes Minnaar

By Tal AgamThe Classic Review – September 28, 2021Those who liked Alexandra Papastefanou's recent Bach recordings – the French Suites and two books of the Well-Tempered Clavier – will immediately recognize that this new recording of the Goldberg Variations comes from the same artist; Semi-improvisational...

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Violinist Igor Oistrakh has died

 Son of the renowned musician David Oistrakh, the violinist and educator lived to the age of 90The Strad — September 1, 2021Violinist Igor Oistrakh has died at the age of 90. He was born in 1931 in Odessa, Ukraine, the son of Tamara Rotareva and acclaimed violinist David Oistrakh.After...

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Renowned composer Mikis Theodorakis dies

Kathimerini — September 2, 2021Greek veteran composer and political activist Mikis Theodorakis, who was instrumental in raising global awareness of Greece's plight during the 1967-1974 military dictatorship, has died at the age of 96.Born on the island of Chios, on 29 July 1925, he studied...

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Jan Lisiecki releases new album of Frédéric Chopin's Complete Nocturnes

When you begin playing an instrument, there is music that draws you in and propels you – those works you aspire to one day, maybe, hopefully play. Many of these will be challenging, technically demanding pieces, to which your early abilities will be no match. But Chopin's Nocturnes can provide an early...

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The great German mezzo-soprano Christa Ludwig has died

Christa Ludwig, whose remarkable 48-year career spanned opera and lieder, has died at the age of 93.By Angus McPhersonLimelight Magazine — April 26, 2021The great German mezzo-soprano Christa Ludwig has died at her home in Klosterneuburg, Austria, at the age of 93. Ludwig's remarkable 48-year...

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London Symphony Orchestra appoints Sir Antonio Pappano as Chief Conductor

Antonio Pappano (Photo by Sim Canetty-Clarke) The London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) announced today the appointment of Sir Antonio Pappano as its Chief Conductor from September 2024, becoming Chief Conductor Designate in September 2023. He steps down from his post as Music Director of the Royal Opera...

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Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita No.2 in D minor for Solo Violin, BWV 1004 – Isabelle Faust (HD 1080p)

On Palm Sunday, April 5, 2020, the exceptional violinist plays Johann Sebastian Bach's Partita No.2 in D minor, BWV 1004, in the empty St Thomas Church in Leipzig. In these unusual and challenging times, her Bach interpretation exudes calm and confidence."In her concentration, the violinist acts like...

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Award-winning pianist Yekwon Sunwoo shares his “Mozart soul” through new album

Though more often associated with the names of Romantic composers – Chopin, Schumann and Schubert, for example – pianist Yekwon Sunwoo hopes to share the Mozart side of himself through a new album.By Im Eun-byelThe Korea Herald — November 24, 2020Concert pianist Yekwon Sunwoo, 31, who rose...

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Legendary composer Frédéric Chopin wrote a “flood” of homoerotic love letters that were “deliberately erased from history”

Portrait of Frederic Chopin by Zelazowa Wola, 1849Gay love letters written by Polish composer Frédéric Chopin were deliberately mistranslated by historians to conceal his sexuality, a music journalist has claimed.By Lily WakefieldPinkNews — November 28, 2020According to The Guardian, Swiss music...

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Russian cellist Alexander Buzlov dies aged 37

The Russian international solo cellist Alexander Buzlov died suddenly yesterday of a strokeThe Strad — November 9, 2020Born in Moscow in 1983, Bouzlov completed his studies at the Moscow Conservatoire in 2006, receiving instruction at masterclasses from cellists including Mstislav Rostropovich,...

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