For a time, Tchaikovsky’s string quartets seemed unjustifiably consigned to the far corners of the repertory. While they may not be exemplars of Beethovenian classicism
Don’t expect an undiscovered masterpiece in Sigismund Thalberg’s F minor Piano Concerto. Instead, let your ears revel in its quaint tunes and digital fireworks, served
Arturo Toscanini programmed Schubert’s richly inventive Second Symphony three times during his seventeen years directing the NBC symphony, although he never recorded it commercially. Both
Morton Gould’s music has not lacked for champions (curiously enough one was the great Greek maestro and advocate of “difficult” 20th century music, Dimitri Mitropoulos),
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
Until he arrived in Vienna in 1716, Venetian-born Antonio Caldara (1670-1736) was one of early 18th-century Italy’s most prominent opera composers and freelance cellists. However,
Poulenc’s piano music contains three principal elements: dry, toccata-like brittleness, salon-like frivolity, and sex. In case you have any doubt about this last quality, check
This enjoyable concert gets off to a bracing start with the August Söderman piece, its raucous fanfares and rhythms reminiscent of those in Rossini’s William
This first installment in Naxos’ complete Martinu quartet cycle couldn’t be more auspicious. After all, if the Martinu Quartet can’t play Martinu’s quartets, then who
Sometimes, when a performance doesn’t seem to go just right on CD, one’s bad impression is not caused by any one weakness but is occasioned