Written to reconcile Brahms and his close friend Joseph Joachim, the solo instruments are treated like two voices in dialogue. The assertive (female) violin and dreamy (male) cello combine to create a ...

Brahms' last piano compositions are often recorded together (at least three new sets have just hit the market) but hardly ever performed complete in recital. They last only an hour, but it's one that ...

A couple of weeks ago, Performance Today caught up with pianist Stephen Hough, in California. He was in town to play at Sherwood Auditorium, home of La Jolla (HOY-ah) Chamber Music Society concerts.