Several music bloggers have already written about the recent unveiling of Deutsche Grammophone’s online store for high bit-rate (320kbs) mp3 files without DRM (digital rights management).

I decided to wait until I’d actually gone through the process of purchasing and listening to some of their product. Especially nice are the several hundred previously out-of-print titles that have been reissued as downloads (100 of these are exclusive to the DG web shop).  Here’s a brief summary of my experience at the store. [Read more →]

Here’s my list of recommended listening sources (at least as available on iTunes) for this weekend’s upcoming Classical 6 subscription series. [Read more →]

This year I’ve decided to add a new feature to the blog for Oregon Symphony concertgoers: the iMix. An iMix is a published playlist of songs from iTunes gathered into a central location. For each Classical series concert, I’ll be publishing a iMix of the works on the program, all of which are recordings recommended by myself. Sounds good? Ok - here’s the first iMix. This one covers the upcoming Classical 2 concerts on October 13-15, 2007. The works featured are Luciano Berio’s Folksongs for mezzo-soprano and orchestra (here heard in its chamber version for seven instruments), Haydn’s Symphony No. 93, and Falla’s Three Cornered Hat complete ballet score. Enjoy!

Recent recordings that I’m fond of. Some of them encompass OSO repertoire, others reflect my other playing interests, such as solo and chamber music.