On Memorial Day, we cannot forget the fallen men and women in the Armed Forces who have made the celebration of this day possible. As…
View More DC Metro HBCU Alumni Alliance, Inc.: Today, let’s count our blessings as we remember and honor our heroesМесец: май 2021
Véronique Bonnecaze’s Chopin Etudes
Paraty has resuscitated Véronique Bonnecaze’s recording of the Chopin Etudes that originally appeared in 2000 on the long-defunct Arcobaleno label. The pianist’s generally moderate tempos…
View More Véronique Bonnecaze’s Chopin EtudesSlippedisc daily comfort zone (46): Just dreaming
Vasily Petrenko retrieves a Richard Strauss rarity, called Dreaming by the Fireplace. Heard it before? Me neither. The post Slippedisc daily comfort zone (46): Just…
View More Slippedisc daily comfort zone (46): Just dreamingHow does Martha Argerich do it at almost 80?
Superfan Rick Beato tries to figure it out. Beato, 59, is a Youtube million-seller with a Martha fix. This is fun. The post How does…
View More How does Martha Argerich do it at almost 80?INTERVIEW | Esie Mensah Talks About Creating ‘Tessel’ — A Dance Film With A Healing Message
The film ‘Tessel’ is short — just 15 minutes long — but it is also very raw and very profound.
View More INTERVIEW | Esie Mensah Talks About Creating ‘Tessel’ — A Dance Film With A Healing MessageRafael Kubelik is knowingly undersold
In the first of a series of special offers exclusive to Slipped Disc subscibers, we can offer 22 freshly reissued CDs of the extraordinary Czech…
View More Rafael Kubelik is knowingly undersoldThe Met chorus mourns a star
The chorus, which has suffered heavy losses during Covid, is now mourning Danrell Williams, one of its most familiar faces. The Chorus is mourning the…
View More The Met chorus mourns a starLa Scala rolls out a season of debuts
The Teatro alla Scala today presented a 2021-22 season of 13 operas and seven ballets amid hopes for an easing of Covid rules that restrict…
View More La Scala rolls out a season of debutsAccompanied by his mother
The death has been announced of the international Russian cellist Lev Egrafov, at the age of 86. He was best known for extensive concert series…
View More Accompanied by his motherArgerich, Tennstedt 2021
This Week in Classical Music: May 31, 2021. Argerich and Tennstedt. It is hard to imagine, but Martha Argerich, that young girl who famously won…
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