Posted inClassical Music Walter, Bruno
Bruno Walter, a Conductor Who Found Truth Through Beauty
A survey of Walter’s recorded output is fascinating for the ways in which it reveals him reinventing the traditions he was seen to represent.
Review: Dimming the Lights for Sensuously Flowing Bach
The harpsichordist Jean Rondeau played the “Goldberg” Variations at Weill Recital Hall with patience and a vibrant yet subtle touch.
Posted inClassical Music Deaths (Obituaries) Music Ono, Yoko
Toshi Ichiyanagi, Avant-Garde Composer and Pianist, Dies at 89
A former protégé of John Cage and once married to Yoko Ono, he was part of a lively experimental music scene in New York and became a leading composer of modern music in Japan.
Posted inCarnegie Hall Classical Music Nezet-Seguin, Yannick Philadelphia Orchestra Price, Florence (1887-1953) Rana, Beatrice Schumann, Clara
Clara Schumann and Florence Price Get Their Due at Carnegie Hall
Two works by these composers have been marginalized in classical music, but they were never forgotten, as their histories show.