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Among the great Russian piano concertos, Anton Rubinstein’s Fourth in D minor strongly dominated the late 19th/early 20th century playlists until Rachmaninov’s Second and Third
Paul Lansky is best known as a successful and innovative creator of electronic music, and I say this as someone who normally detests that particular medium.
This program is simply delicious. Who knew that Hummel wrote a series of variations on the tune “O du lieber Augustin,” complete with an episode
Okko Kamu leads a refreshingly vibrant account of Nielsen’s Symphony No. 1. The first movement surges with youthful vigor, aided by Kamu’s light touch–crisp orchestral
This is a remarkable live performance of a very difficult symphony. Manfred Honeck is a real conductor, and by that I mean he has both
These two newly released Mischa Elman BBC recitals from 1961 complement Testament’s earlier box devoted to the great Romantic violinist’s complete Decca recordings. They generally
The only other serious competition in this repertoire, and it’s not as complete as this release (the Aida items are missing), is an old Philips
Phyllida Lloyd, possibly better known by now as a film director (“Mamma Mia,” “The Iron Lady”), directed this production when it was new in 2002;
Despite the fact that the world needs no more recordings of this opera—at least a half-dozen of those available fall into the “superb” category—this one
The notes for this release contain the usual apologia from the conductor regarding the thorny issue of performance practice. This is a pity, for several
