Monthly Features
Maria Callas Special Issue
Welcome to this special Maria Callas issue in honor of the centenary of the legendary soprano’s birth. There are many individuals to thank, without whose contributions and assistance this issue…
Rachmaninoff: A Survey of His Biographies
For this second installment marking the 150th anniversary of Rachmaninoff’s birth, we will briefly survey the various biographies available to the collector and music lover. Though a number of these…
Tor Mann: Sweden’s First Important Symphonic Conductor
Tor MannBorn, Stockholm, 25 February 1894 Died, Stockholm, 29 March 1974 Orchestral music had a marginal existence in 19th-century Sweden. Its only permanent orchestra, with roots centuries earlier, was Kungliga…
Robert van de Velde – An Inspired Artist & Humorist
Robert van de Veldeborn in Bloomington, Illinois on 4 May 1909 died in Princeton, New Jersey on 7 October 1989 Robert Jacob Velde was born on 4 May 1909 in…
Otto Klemperer – An Indelible Impression
A personal memoir from Jon Tolansky and musicians he has interviewed Franz Kafka declared that “first impressions are always unreliable”. Might he have modified his claim had he encountered Otto…
Sir Edward Elgar in Stereo?
An astonishing historical release, the 4CD set from SOMM Recordings shown at right includes stereo reconstructions and newly unearthed recordings by Elgar of his Cello Concerto and Symphony No. 1. …
Composer Spotlights
Far East
Record City
Tokyo is thought to have more record shops (93) than any city on the planet, though London (89) and Berlin (87) run it a close second and third, respectively – read in more detail here at mixmag.net. These statistics were, admittedly, coalated pre-Covid and though the numbers may have changed, […]
Industry Spotlights
Artist Features
Interviews
An Interview with Lani Spahr
LANI SPAHR – audio restoration engineer, producer and annotator – has garnered critical praise from Gramophone (“There are historic releases that make the grade because they are just that –…
An Interview with Norma Fisher
As performer, teacher and artistic director, Norma Fisher has been a leading light of the London musical scene for over 60 years. Born in London of Russian-Polish parents, she was…
An Interview with H. Ward Marston
Q: Despite his amazing success, director and writer Quentin Tarantino once described himself as a frustrated theater owner, referring to the simpler joy of being able to share his favorite…
Conductor John Mauceri in Coversation with Roger Pines
For five decades, John Mauceri has had an extraordinary impact on musical life internationally. One of America’s most celebrated conductors, he is also a writer, lecturer, teacher, and producer. Mauceri…
An Interview with Cleveland Orchestra Principal Oboist Frank Rosenwein
Frank Rosenwein joined The Cleveland Orchestra as principal oboe at the beginning of the 2005–06 season. He made his solo debut with the Orchestra in February 2007, in Bach’s Brandenburg…
On Casals and the Cello – An Interview with Julian Lloyd Webber
Professor Julian Lloyd Webber is the Principal of Royal Birmingham Conservatoire. Widely regarded as one of the finest musicians of his generation and described by Strad magazine as ‘the doyen…
