Duo Praxedis — Zurich, 2015-12-20

Concert review, Zurich, Zunfthaus zur Waag, 2015-12-20: Duo Praxedis — Duo recital, harp & piano: compositions by Krumpholz & Labarre; transcriptions of Lieder by Schubert by John Thomas

Mozart: Violin Sonatas

Comparing recordings with the following artists: M?llejans/Bezuidenhout (2008), Tetzlaff/Vogt (2011), Oistrakh/Badura-Skoda (1972), Grumiaux/Haskil (1956)

Haydn: Works for Cello & Orchestra

Haydn: Cello concertos (Maisky, Mørk, Rostropovich, Isserlis) — Sinfonia concertante in B♭ major, Hob.I/105 (Doráti, Davies, Norrington) haydn

Early Encounters with Music

… I listened to all the shallow music that was broadcasted on the radio around 1960 (our radio was an old “steam radio” built into a book shelf). I also distinctly remember that on Sundays the radio always played classical music — typically chamber music, such as music for wind instruments by Mozart — and I hated that music — not because I disliked it, but …