Articles

Elgar & Beach: Piano Quintets
Amy Beach (1867–1944) came from the same generation that brought […]
- by Ted Libbey
- Oct 02nd, 2020

A Love Letter to the Philadelphia Orchestra
It’s time for Sony to put together a 21st-century tribute […]
- by Ted Libbey
- Apr 27th, 2020

Henryk Szeryng
Polish-born Henryk Szeryng was often characterized as a “patrician” violinist, […]
- by Ted Libbey
- Aug 26th, 2019

The Schubert Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon
Schubert’s otherworldly genius takes on a particularly striking aspect in […]
- by Ted Libbey
- Jun 07th, 2019

Bernard Herrmann: Hangover Square & Citizen Kane
Thirty-five years after his death, American composer Bernard Herrmann (1911-75) […]
- by Ted Libbey
- Jan 22nd, 2014

Vladimir Horowitz at Carnegie Hall: The Private Collection
Little did we know, but starting in 1945—when he was […]
- by Ted Libbey
- Jan 02nd, 2014

Liszt: Organ Works, Vol. 2
The creation of major works for the organ did not […]
- by Ted Libbey
- Dec 19th, 2013

Schumann: String Quartet No. 3; Piano Quintet
The expected coupling for the Piano Quintet would have been […]
- by Ted Libbey
- Oct 22nd, 2013

Martin: Golgotha
For Frank Martin—the son of a Calvinist minister whose musical […]
- by Ted Libbey
- Oct 16th, 2013

Elgar: Violin Concerto
Like a dog who keeps burying his favorite bone so […]
- by Ted Libbey
- Oct 09th, 2013

Mendelssohn Discoveries
The 200th anniversary of Mendelssohn’s birth has come and gone, […]
- by Ted Libbey
- Sep 18th, 2013

Gassman: Overtures
Students of music’s Classical period are familiar with the name […]
- by Ted Libbey
- Sep 11th, 2013