The National Orchestral Institute Philharmonic is a temporary ensemble formed by participants in the eponymous program at the University of Maryland. On evidence here, they
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The National Orchestral Institute Philharmonic is a temporary ensemble formed by participants in the eponymous program at the University of Maryland. On evidence here, they
Elizabeth Joy Roe, one half of the talented piano duo To access this content you must login to your Insider account, or purchase a subscription for $5 monthly, or $49 annually.
This famous recital, at which Samuel Barber’s Hermit Songs received its world premiere, is justly acclaimed and well known through its RCA release. That, however,
Samuel Barber’s Vanessa was premiered at the Met in January, 1958; a co-production with the Salzburg Festival, it reached there in August of the same
All performances of the Piano Concerto have to deal with the all-but-unbeatable standard set by Szell/Browning on Sony, just as challengers in the Violin Concerto
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It’s amazing how little Boulez has to offer in this […]
Thirteen discs of this stuff is torture–27 works that graphically […]
Yikes! Just as the Russian winter defeated Napoleon, so the […]
Boulez’s CBS legacy contains some remarkable work, from the perverse […]
This live Ravel program from the glory days of the […]
The National Orchestral Institute Philharmonic is a temporary ensemble formed by participants in the eponymous program at the University of Maryland. On evidence here, they
This famous recital, at which Samuel Barber’s Hermit Songs received its world premiere, is justly acclaimed and well known through its RCA release. That, however,
Samuel Barber’s Vanessa was premiered at the Met in January, 1958; a co-production with the Salzburg Festival, it reached there in August of the same
All performances of the Piano Concerto have to deal with the all-but-unbeatable standard set by Szell/Browning on Sony, just as challengers in the Violin Concerto
Pierre Boulez may be the only conductor alive at present to have recorded Mahler’s Das klagende Lied twice, first for Sony in the premiere recording
Why is it that so much of this music is neglected today? It’s lively, tuneful, immaculately crafted, fabulously scored (naturally), and it would grace any
Random Reviews of BOOKS on Music: Mendelssohn Overtures, Brahms auf Deutsch, Music Under the Nazis
Here's a very handy book on three major Mendelssohn overtures, a creaky old German book on Brahms, and a smartly detailed study of music in the Third Reich.
The Five Greatest Puccini Conductors
The Five Greatest Puccini Conductors
Giuseppe Sinopoli
Herbert von Karajan
James Levine
Erich Leinsdorf
Zubin Mehta
Hindemith! (Random Reviews from the Overflow Room 6)
Two very different aspects of Hindemith's creative personality: the classical, as represented by his string quartets, and the romantic, embodied in his lovely song-cycle Das Marienleben (with Glenn Gould at the piano, no less).
Random Reviews of BOOKS on Music: Traditional Harmony, Edmond de Polignac, A Strauss Companion
Hindemith's course in traditional harmony remains a classic textbook, Prince Edmond de Polignac pioneered a new method of composition using octatonic scales, and everyone needs A Strauss Companion...don't they?
The Five Greatest Bach Violinists
The Five Greatest Bach Violinists
Gregory Fulkerson
Arthur Grumiaux
James Ehnes
Christian Tetzlaff
Nathan Milstein
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In this video we cover two, count 'em, two versions of Hindemith's early operatic masterpiece Cardillac, along with four volumes of music for solo piano.
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
