Doesn’t he realize that no one could possibly play that passage? Even I know that.” The music of whimsical, young (35) Don Gillis was getting a hearing partly because of a whim of Toscanini’s.

Their pianistic generosity, their fresh cogency, and their direct appeal gave Bronfman music exactly tailored to his needs and comforts as a player. They accommodated his propulsive energy ...

“I saw this auction that said ‘handwritten sheet music by Al Capone in Alcatraz,'” White told Jimmy Fallon. “I thought, ‘What could that possibly be?’ It said ‘Humoresque’ written ...

The Humoresques opp.87/89 of Sibelius have been recorded before. Not excessively, but on occasion. But when they are, they are usually coupled with the Violin Concerto. It’s a connection that ...