The release of any recording by pianist András Schiff, whether by himself or in collaboration with one or more colleagues, is always an event that provokes great interest. The inclusion of two ...
Reporting from Bonn, Germany — Nike Wagner suffered a bitter defeat in a family power struggle over Germany’s Bayreuth Festival, which is dedicated to the operas of her great-grandfather, Richard ...
To open Pacific Symphony’s 39th season on Thursday, music director Carl St.Clair trundled out three heavyweights – Beethoven, Wagner and Richard Strauss – that he claimed ruled the musical world of ...
To open her new album, the Norwegian soprano Lise Davidsen revisits the role that provided her most recent operatic triumph. It’s a smart choice for this eclectic collection of arias and songs. As ...
The head of the Beethovenfest talks to DW about her tenure of the festival and Beethoven's relevance in light of the tragedies of today's world. Nike Wagner has been director of the Beethovenfest Bonn ...
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BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G, op. 58; Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat, op. 73, Emperor. Yevgeny Sudbin, piano; with the Minnesota Orchestra conducted by Osmo Vänskä. Bis SACD-1758. Vänskä and ...
Ludwig van Beethoven, Richard Wagner and Richard Strauss are three giants among German composers. Making a case for that, the Elgin Symphony Orchestra will perform its “TITANS: Beethoven, Strauss & ...