It is with much sadness and gratitude that I return to this site after almost two year's time. While there are many reasons for which I have not written, and still more reasons why I should have, the loss of my beloved teacher  has given me a renewed sense of responsib...

In 1999, Phillips released the monumental 200 CD set "Great Pianists of the 20th Century".  After more than ten years of listening, I see conspicuous absences like Annie Fischer, Vlado Perlemuter, and others who may not have fit the many criteria that go in to assembli...

This site is dedicated to great works of classical music and its interpreters, past and present. "Ur-spirit" is a term coined by one of the 20th century's greatest artists, Dinu Lipatti. While performers and theorists became fanatical about Urtext editions, the "origin...