Arthur Grumiaux, violinClara Haskil, piano Sonata for Violin and Piano No.5 in F, Op.24 “Spring” 2. Adagio molto espressivo From Beethoven: The Violin Sonatas (2007) Released by Universal Classics Beethoven: Spring Sonata 2nd movement The famous "Spring" sonata for violin

A very close family friend of ours who was a prominent and extremely successful barrister recently decided to retire to go back to school. He has chosen to study archaeology, one of his passions, and has just started his first

Nicholas Daniel, oboe Sonata for Bassoon Allegro moderato From French Chamber Music for Woodwinds Vol.1 (1994) Released by Cala Records Saint-Saëns: Sonata for Bassoon The introduction is captivating, it’s nostalgic, melodic, and expressive. This is one of the last works

While I was in London I attended a concert I would normally have avoided, since half of the programme consisted of Arnold Schoenberg. But I bought a ticket and went in spite of my jet leg because Vladimir Jurowski was

Stephen Hough, piano Piano Concerto no.3 in B minor, Finale-Vivace From Johann Nepomuk Hummel: Piano Concerto in A Minor and B Minor (1992) Released by Chandos Hummel: Piano Concerto no.3 A wonderful concerto unfortunately seldom performed, beautiful recording by Stephen

Debut with the Seattle Symphony and Gerard Schwarz: “This young woman could outplay the devil… Yang’s splash on our coast was stunning… (she) played with fire… a perfect platform for her talents.” – Seattle Times, May 2009

I first met Piotr Anderszewski at la Roque d’Anthéron Piano Festival. I had heard of this talented  pianist, but never had a chance to listen to him live. I still remember the evening concert where I first met him. My

Arthur Rubinstein, piano Mazurka op.68 no.4 in F minor From Rubinstein Collection, Vol. 50 (2001) Released by RCA Chopin: Mazurka op.68 no.4 Chopin has written at least 58 Mazurkas, based on the traditional Polish dance. Let’s listen to Arthur Rubinstein