I met my dear friend Guy in the early ’80s in Paris. We were young, innocent (at the very least, I was), fearless and full of foolish dreams… and then I moved to Hong Kong. Over the past 20 years,

Pascal Rogé, piano Romances sans paroles (3) for piano, Op. 17: III. Andante moderato From Fauré: Piano Music (1990) Released by Polygram Records Fauré: Romances Fauré’s piano music has never been widely performed although it deserves a legitimate place in

I always exercise to music, and Anthony, my better half,  kindly took the time to transfer all my music (yes, all) to my computer, so here I am every morning, stretching to Chopin’s nocturnes, weight-lifting to Vivaldi’s Sacred Music, or

Magdalena Kožená, mezzo-soprano Bach: Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd, Cantata BWV 208 – Aria: Schafe können sicher weiden From Bach Arias (1998) Released by Deutsche Grammophon Bach: Schafe können sicher weiden One of my favorite mezzos, Kožená

I am in love with YouTube. I am not here to advertise for the website or extol its virtues, but I must say that without it, I wouldn’t have discovered many classical music clips, featuring great musicians and beautiful pieces

Vivaldi: Beatus vir (Psalm 111) for 3 voices, strings & continuo in B flat major, RV 598King’s Consort From Vivaldi: Sacred Music, Vol. 3 (1997) Released by Hyperion UK Vivaldi: Beatus vir This is so vigorous, uplifting and luminous that

The last time I was in Singapore, it was a long time ago. Back when the children still enjoyed playing in the sand and splashing in the pool, we had a short stay at Sentosa, a holiday resort island which

Heinrich Schiff, cello Schubert: Quintet in C, D.956, II. AdagioAlban Berg Quartet From Schubert Quintet in C (1990) Released by Angel Records Schubert: Quintet D956 The String Quintet in C major, D 956, Op.163, was composed during the summer of