Mozart Violin Sonata

This Mozart Violin Sonata set was being played when I entered one of the CD shops in Taipei. I never heard of Walter Olbertz and Karl Suske, but their playing immediately captured my attention. It definitely surpassed Mutter and is almost comparable to my favourite version by Szeryng. Very warm sort of sound and the musical flow was superb. This is a surprise and I wonder how many other nameless player have I missed??

發現馬勒 & 發現蕭斯塔可維奇

Bought these two books (Mahler as a present from Winson and Shostakovich in a recent trip to Taiwan). When can we have such books written by Hong Kong people and published in Hong Kong? They are very good introduction to the symphonies of Mahler and Shostakovich. They are detailed and very well written! Part of the materials represented the programme notes of the Mahler Cycle and the Shostakovich Cycle by NSO in the past two years. When would HKPO have these?

鬱躁症

I think I am suffering from 鬱躁症. I get agitated so easily these days (in restaurants, in taxi, but NOT in office and home though) and I regret for it afterwards.

I don't know whether I should consult a doctor or what...

Studio123 (part 2)

Studio123 (part 1)