Classics of the Phonograph

Enjoy the works of Carlos Chavez.

Learn more about these composers, and others, who wrote wordless choruses. 

Hear more about his efforts to record his own works in the 1940s.

Follow the 1950s effort to record them all.

“He’s good, but wait until you hear Richter!”

This is Richard Strauss’ longest and last tone poem. In 22 parts, this work describes a day climbing a mountain in the Alps.

Explore the work of Joseph Flummerfelt, who prepared almost 600 choral performances with the New York Philharmonic.  

This Russian pianist has proved to be one of the most brilliant child prodigies of his time.

Hear the work of three famous conductors from earlier decades of the 20th century.

Winning an international competition is a boost up for an instrumentalist, but it cannot guarantee an outstanding career.