
There’s a tendency to consider all of Victor Herbert’s concert works in the same category as his operettas: “light” music, amiable and diverting, but not
Composed in 1916, Eileen remains highly esteemed by connoisseurs of operetta, and for good reason: It’s a delightful work. Victor Herbert used to be possibly
Here’s an excellent disc of all but unknown music by one of the unsung musical heroes of the late 19th century. Victor Herbert’s style is
This was Yo-Yo Ma’s second go at the Dvorák Cello Concerto for Sony, and it marked a big improvement over the rather lackluster recording he
The quarter century emcompassed by this extraordinary collection (1890-1916) represents the coming of age in American music, when composers stopped writing fake Mendelssohn and (at
Here’s a lovely disc for a rainy day. The Irish Rhapsody is a charmer, a delightful collection of good tunes very much in the tradition
Victor Herbert was one of the most multi-faceted musicians of the 20th century, the Leonard Bernstein of his day. He was a master conductor who