We had the pleasure of hearing more about Emanuele Baldini's recent Naxos recording of violin sonatas by Miguez and Vélasquez on this special occasion. His album of Villa-Lobos violin sonatas has just been nominated for a Latin GRAMMY® for best classical album. Enjoy the conversation.

Sonia Rubinsky, winner of the Latin GRAMMY® Award for Best Classical Album in 2009, is a pianist with a successful international career and a fantastic album featuring works by Almeida Prado. It's an honor to hear from her as part of our Music of the Americas celebration, and we're grateful for her ongoing efforts to promote Brazilian classical music around the world.

 

ArkivMusic is honored to share this interview with Isaac Karabtchevsky  about his work on the music of Villa-Lobos. Karabtchevsky grew up in a time when Villa-Lobos was at his most active, representing Brazilian art music to an international community that had been largely unaware of the composers of South America up to that point.

In Voyage in Time, Enrico Pieranunzi takes us on a journey through classical music from the Baroque period to composers such as Gabriel Fauré. Enjoy this ArkivJazz interview with Enrico Pieranunzi about this new album.

ArkivMusic hails composer Louise Farrenc for her vibrant music, but also for her insistence on fairness. Learn more about Farrenc's life and works in this guest essay by author and music journalist Vivien Schweitzer, first published by our partners at Explore Classical Music!

Check out this interview with composer William McClelland, whose first record for Naxos made its debut in July 2022. Topics include poetry, family, collaboration, and even environmentalism, as well as - of course - music.