Live music, three ways

DXL 1185, Quart de Nuit: Ravel, Dutilleux, and Debussy These are, of course, strange times for everyone. Within the arts, as within many fields, it has meant two things: an opportunity to slow down and be present in life in a different way, and at the same time, a stimulus to intense creativity and innovation. […]

Never mind the coronavirus – here’s a beautiful new piano disc!

Carl Maria von Weber, Complete Keyboard Duets (DXL 1184) Bringing out a new disc always involves a flurry of activity and excitement, as we scramble to get everything ready for a big public concert at which the artist will triumphantly unveil their new album. The big public concerts are, of course, not happening this spring, […]