This is a useful release from a discographical standpoint in that it accounts for every Rachmaninov two-piano and one-piano-four-hands composition or arrangement. The Genova &
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This is a useful release from a discographical standpoint in that it accounts for every Rachmaninov two-piano and one-piano-four-hands composition or arrangement. The Genova &
Rachmaninov’s Second is the quintessential Russian symphony; that’s certainly the view of many Russian conductors who play the work as a mash-up of Rimsky Korsakov,
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From his initial Naxos release up through the present Rachmaninov Preludes collection, Boris Giltburg has proved to be an interpreter with obvious technical gifts and
There are elegant, intelligent performances from a soloist who’s clearly thought about the music and knows how to get what he wants out of it.
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You have to give Howard Griffiths and his fine orchestra […]
CPO put these concertos in a big box containing all […]
Elizabeth Joy Roe, one half of the talented piano duo […]
It’s amazing how little Boulez has to offer in this […]
Thirteen discs of this stuff is torture–27 works that graphically […]
This is a useful release from a discographical standpoint in that it accounts for every Rachmaninov two-piano and one-piano-four-hands composition or arrangement. The Genova &
Rachmaninov’s Second is the quintessential Russian symphony; that’s certainly the view of many Russian conductors who play the work as a mash-up of Rimsky Korsakov,
From his initial Naxos release up through the present Rachmaninov Preludes collection, Boris Giltburg has proved to be an interpreter with obvious technical gifts and
There are elegant, intelligent performances from a soloist who’s clearly thought about the music and knows how to get what he wants out of it.
Spohr’s symphonic music (and much else) is earnest to the point of caricature. The Seventh Symphony is subtitled “The Earthly and Divine in Human Life,”
Those who’ve followed Marco Polo’s Louis Spohr string quartet cycle from its inception will know what to expect from this final installment. Both the A
Despicable Me: The Best Nasty Comments! Would You Believe Some Think Tavener Was A Great Composer?
John Tavener's music seems to be headed for an oblivion that it richly deserves, but pointing out this fact seems troubling to some.
The Five Greatest Shostakovich Recordings
The Five Greatest Shostakovich Recordings
Symphony No. 10 (Ancerl/Czech Philharmonic/DG)
Piano Trios (Trio Wanderer/Harmonia Mundi)
Symphony No. 13 “Babi Yar” (Haitink/Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra/Decca)
Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk (Rostropovich/Vishnevskaya/London Philharmonic/Warner)
Symphony No. 5 (K. Sanderling/Berlin Symphony Orchestra/Berlin Classics)
Heifetz! (Random Reviews from the Overflow Room 2)
Heifetz's RCA recordings have been reissued countless times in various configurations. Here are a few that I've hung onto over the years.
Review: Incompetent Engineering Sabotages Malofeev's Sony Debut
This enterprising recital by rising star Russian pianist Alexander Malofeev, featuring works by Glinka, Medtner, Rachmaninoff and Glazunov, is rendered maddeningly unlistenable by inept producer/editor/engineer Maximilien Ciup--the same guy who sabotaged Anastasia Kobekina's recent Bach Cello Suites (not that it mattered in that case). Sony really needs to get its act together, or get out of the business.
The Five Greatest Ravel Recordings
The Five Greatest Ravel Recordings
Gaspard de la Nuit (Argerich/DG)
L’Enfant et les Sortileges (Maazel/DG)
Piano Concertos (François/Cluytens/Warner)
Daphnis et Chloë (Munch/Boston Symphony/RCA 1962)
Ma mère l’Oye (Martinon/Warner)
Heifetz! (Random Reviews from the Overflow Room 1)
In this video, we look at a batch of early recordings of the great violinist from Naxos Historical.
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
