I can’t ever remember hearing a finer Bach organ recital than this one, and certainly none better recorded. John Butt’s playing combines virtuoso flair with
Right from the opening of the imposing D minor concerto BWV 1052, which features keyboard soloist Richard Egarr making odd little rhythmic hiccups that sound
Pianist Elena Rozanova begins her entry in Harmonia Mundi’s “Les Nouveaux Musiciens” series with Prokofiev’s Toccata, sacrificing tone and character for sheer speed at the
I’m sure that on paper this disc seemed like a good idea: have a noted vocal group such as the normally excellent Theatre of Voices
Of Alessandro Scarlatti’s more than 600 solo and two-voice cantatas, Bella Madre de’ fiori for soprano (originally a castrato soprano), two violins, and continuo pops
Who can explain the recent surge of interest in John Dowland’s Lachrimae cycle, but here’s another new recording, which arrives on the heels of Astrée
There’s much to savor in Brahms’ three violin sonatas through the symbiotic and refined musical partnership of violinist Pierre Amoyal and pianist Frederic Chiu. Their
Felicity Lott has an excellent, well-earned reputation as an interpreter of Poulenc, so it was probably only a matter of time before she got around
The disc cover would have us believe that this is a John Tavener program when in fact it’s really a Fretwork recording (its first for
In recent decades Debussy’s Études have acquired a certain cachet among pianists who regularly champion uncompromising fare by Boulez, Berio, Carter, Stockhausen, and others of