Mozart Piano Concertos

Strangely wonderful sounds to take them by surprise
Philadelphia Enquirer - Strauss: Daphne. Ren e Fleming, Michael Schade and Johan Botha, WDR Sinfonieorchester, Semyon Bychkov conducting (Decca, two discs.) For such a simple tale, Daphne (about a naive goddess who turns into a tree) can be laborious on disc, with one

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Los Angeles Times - For anyone who's ever envied the uncanny poise of stage actors, here's an adventurous gift idea: It involves arranging lessons in the Alexander Technique. Developed by a Tasmanian-born Shakespearean orator, F.M. Alexander, this accessible movement