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Minimalist is the title selected for this entry-level issue devoted to the works of several prominent contemporary composers, each of whom belongs to the so-called
It’s useful, if not essential, to keep faith with composers’ original versions of their works, and in the case of Stravinsky’s first ballet score, The
Virgin Classics deserves our thanks for restoring Eschenbach’s fine ‘New World’ to the catalogues at mid-price. It takes a lot, I think, to reaffirm the
Whew! This may not be the most perfectly sung Don Giovanni available, but hands down it’s the most exciting–more so than the Gardiner, which is
This well-packed reissue showcases Mikhail Pletnev’s podium and keyboard prowess in works of Tchaikovsky, a composer for whom Pletnev has lavished much attention on disc.
In an interview for Gramophone magazine, violinist Lawrence Dutton of the Emerson Quartet professed his adoration of the Borodin Quartet’s Shostakovich cycle from the late
The CD catalog suffers no lack of distinguished recordings of the Bach Cello Suites, whether full, mid-, or budget price. Ralph Kirshbaum’s 1995 readings, now
The French art of song is a subtle one. Unfortunately, Véronique Gens’ lush voice doesn’t always match the sensuality and refinement of the songs included
Dmitri Alexeev’s 1987-89 Rachmaninov recordings for the Virgin label return to the catalog in a two-fer reissue. Some selections are sensitively wrought and characterfully nuanced,
Leif Ove Andsnes has perceptively matured as an artist since these reissued 1992 Chopin recordings. For that reason I am inclined to gloss over the
