Strangely miked, oddly presented. David Breitman is placed due right, Paul McNulty’s copy of an Anton Walter fortepiano stuck in the corner. Elizabeth Wallfisch, extreme left, appears to play in a ...

Note to Readers: This column is switching gears to review the complete Andras Schiff and Idil Biret Beethoven Sonata cycles. One sonata will be addressed at a time. This will be more orderly than ...

Absolutely; the focus and stamina were such that a sinking would have been impossible. Any difficulties rest with us, and I confess I have a problem with the biggest movements. Like much in late ...

A fascinating study in comparisons, and an auspicious DG debut for Vadim Repin and Riccardo Muti. Muti’s conducting of the Concerto is leisurely, at times even a mite imperious, though always flexible ...

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Adrian Spence does not pussyfoot around when talking about the relevance of Beethoven. The founder and artistic director of ...

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