Colin Matthews’ musically undistinguished and pointless addition to Holst’s masterpiece demonstrates the triumph of the unmusical. After all, the fact that Pluto hadn’t been discovered
Best known for the international piano competition that bears his name, José Vianna da Motta (1868-1948) was one of Liszt’s last pupils and was a
Yes, famous Italian conductor Victor De Sabata was a composer too, and no, he wasn’t a good one. Despite the rather pretentious titles and the
Apparently, there actually is such a condition as too much of a good thing, even for the most hedonistic Renaissance music fan. Dedicating a whole
Unlike the obscure fare featured in previous volumes, the latest installment in Hyperion’s Romantic Piano Concerto series showcases relatively familiar works. True, MacDowell’s Second Concerto
On disc and in concert, Marc-André Hamelin’s interpretations of so-called “standard” piano repertoire have a hit-and-miss quality that contrasts with the unflappable authority and frightening
There used to be more recorded competition for the works on this very well sung and intelligently programmed collection of Benjamin Britten a cappella choral
I’ve enjoyed recordings of Haydn’s quartets by Simon Standage and his Salomon Quartet, so I was pretty sure that this disc of string quartets by
Franz Liszt’s Via Crucis is hardly a concert-hall or even a recording staple but its deeply felt religious passions and adventurous harmonies make it an
Every time a minor British composer’s works for string orchestra achieve a recording, we hear a chorus of praise in favor of “another in the