Like him or not, he remains one of the great conductors
The pursuit of the perfect sound comes at the expense of music itself
Schubert’s finest work for piano duo
As a form of storytelling, operas have some of the most ridiculous stories ever told
A beautifully nostalgic Spanish-language song
String Sextet in D minor
The only chamber work by Gustav Mahler
If a novel is like a symphony, a well-crafted short story is like a piano piece by Chopin
Real lives are boring and ambiguous
A moving song-cycle about unrequited love