Although Yakov Flier (1912-1977) is less known today than his […]
Say what you will about Dmitri Kabalevsky’s limited creative range; the fact is that he wrote imaginative and effective piano music that deserves more attention
Dimitri Kabalevsky was a composer of very limited range. Hearing his orchestral music reminds me of looking at that old, pre-marked staff paper for typical
In 2004 Ivory Classics saluted pianist Nadia Reisenberg’s centenary with
Talk about guilty pleasures! This Japanese Sony release packs together
Van Cliburn’s RCA recordings of the Tchaikovsky First and Rachmaninov
A puzzling composer, Kabalevsky in his first two symphonies offers
Although Dmitri Kabalevsky’s concertos and sonatas hardly lack for good recordings, few pay attention to his prolific output of shorter solo piano pieces. That’s a
Kabalevsky’s two cello concertos couldn’t be more different. The First is a bright, brief, jolly piece very much in the style of the composer of
Comparing RCA’s new Reiner Mussorgsky Pictures SACD to its previous