“Copland Conducts Copland” a Real Time Capsule

Naxos DVD reissue provides a powerful encounter with two American icons   It certainly is to be expected that many folks have personal reasons for their eager anticipation of hearing a particular recording, seeing a film, et al. I surely did as soon as I learned that Naxos was releasing a “new” DVD titled “Copland…

Early Thanks Given, Courtesy of DeMain and Co.

Guitarist Sharon Isbin gives us a pair of concertos   Like most people, I don’t wait for one day a year to give thanks for all the blessings poured into my life, but last Sunday was a particularly good day for Madison music lovers to get a head start on gratitude. In closing the third…

“Simple Gifts” Provides an Instant Getaway

New CD from the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center is an exquisite experience Even if we manage to “get away from it all” once or twice a year on vacation, most of us would say that we wish we could catch our breath a little more often. Here’s a prescription that should work for…