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I first heard the Italian/Australian pianist Jonathan Ferrucci in a live recorded performance of Bach’s Goldberg Variations that stood out for its stylish maturity and
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Gerald Finzi and Herbert Howells may not be the first names offered in a list of most distinguished 20th century English composers, but their stature
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This disc represents an easy first choice in Finzi’s Intimations of Immortality, one of the masterpieces of the English choral literature and a surprisingly neglected
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Here is yet another pointless realization of Mahler’s Tenth. Yoel […]
Weird when it isn’t just plain unmusical, horribly played, sung, […]
Kirill Kondrashin was an important, at times great Mahler conductor. […]
First, let’s understand why this reissue is a typical example […]
I first heard the Italian/Australian pianist Jonathan Ferrucci in a live recorded performance of Bach’s Goldberg Variations that stood out for its stylish maturity and
Gerald Finzi and Herbert Howells may not be the first names offered in a list of most distinguished 20th century English composers, but their stature
This disc represents an easy first choice in Finzi’s Intimations of Immortality, one of the masterpieces of the English choral literature and a surprisingly neglected
Anna Tsybuleva first came to my attention when she won first prize in the 2015 Leeds Competition. A few years later I wrote positively about
Thomas Dausgaard’s recent, mostly idiotic series on BIS of large symphonic works played by chamber forces almost made me forget what a talented and dynamic
Just what we’ve been waiting for! Another Mahler cycle! Yay! Or rather, Oy! Hearing this perfectly decent reading of the Seventh prompts several thoughts. No,
Review: Slatkin's Russian Showpieces on RCA Survives Extinction!
Mussorgsky/Ravel: Pictures at an Exhibition
Prokofiev: "Classical" Symphony
Stravinsky: Fireworks
Khachaturian: Sabre Dance
Kabalevsky: The Comedians
National Philharmonic and London Philharmonic Orchestras, Leonard Slatkin (cond.) RCA
Review: The Otto Gerdes Box, Heaven Help Us
Was anyone waiting for this? Wait, don't answer that. Otto Gerdes was a conductor of no special distinction who made a few interesting discs for DG, including Wolf orchestral music, Wagner's Symphony in C, some opera excerpts with remarkable casts, and a complete Tannhäuser featuring Brigit Nilsson and Wolfgang Windgassen.
The Greatest Recordings EVER! Suzuki's Resplendent Bach B-Minor Mass
Bach: Mass in B minor. Soloists, Japan Bach Collegium, Masaaki Suzuki (cond.) BIS
Frank Martin! (Random Reviews from the Overflow Room)
This splendid Swiss composer wrote some of the greatest works in 20th-century music, including some gorgeous concertos, and one of the great orchestral song cycles (Der Cornet).
Ask Dave: Do Score Readers Understand Music More Deeply?
No, they don't. Let me explain...
oBITCHuary: The Late, Great Tom Lehrer Has Gone To Meet His Maker
Although his output was slender, Tom Lehrer was one of the great humorists in music, the composer of such classics as "The Old Dope Peddler," "The Vatican Rag," "National Brotherhood Week," "Smut," "Poisoning Pigeons in the Park," "The Elements," and many other comic gems. As a parting gesture, he placed all of his songs in the public domain, and they deserve to endure.
This year’s Tanglewood on Parade, a much-anticipated tradition that dates to 1940, will celebrate the life and legacy
April 24, 2024—GRAMMY®-winning production house PARMA Recordings announced today its acquisition of Albany Records. The classical label is
Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada—The Festival of the Sound is celebrating big this summer with an incredible line-up of
