Comment: + Mihaela Ursuleasa (1978-2012)

I just learned of the unexpected and untimely death of the young Romanian pianist Mihaela Ursuleasa. Her recordings of the Ginastera sonata and Enescu's Third Violin Sonata (with Patricia Kopatchinskaja) are brimming with life and mystery and have given me a lot of pleasure. This rendering of Rachmaninov's Elegy in E flat minor (from Five Pieces Op. 3, R's first published piano work at age 19) captures her sensitive and passionate musicianship very well. May Mihaela rest in peace. She leaves behind a six year old daughter, Stefanie.