Natalie Dessay, soprano Ravel: Vocalise En Forme De Habanera From Vocalises (1998) Released by EMI Ravel: Vocalise En Forme De Habanera This voice is out of this world! And this is an amazing CD, definitely a must-have – there’s not

Mischa Maisky, celloPavel Gililov, piano Brahms: Sonata for Cello and Piano No.1 in E minor, Op.38 – 1. Allegro non troppo From Brahms . Die Cellosonaten (1998) Released by Deutsche Grammophon Brahms: Sonata for Cello and Piano The first time

Dinu Lipatti, piano Chopin: Waltz #9 in A flat “L’Adieu” From Waltzes by Chopin (2009)Released by CreateSpace Chopin: Waltz #9 in A flat This recording was made in 1950, three months before the Romanian pianist Dinu Lipatti died of Hodgkin’s

China’s Prolific Arts Venues: A Ray of Hope or a Ruinous White Elephant? Western media has expressed awe at the prodigious number of piano students that are emerging from China, while foreign agencies and orchestras are amazed by the rapid