In 1992 Hyperion released Piers Lane’s exemplary Scriabin Etudes, whetting my appetite for more Scriabin from this stalwart pianist. It’s taken eight years for the
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In 1992 Hyperion released Piers Lane’s exemplary Scriabin Etudes, whetting my appetite for more Scriabin from this stalwart pianist. It’s taken eight years for the
Vladimir Horowitz’s affinity with the music of Scriabin bordered on clairvoyance, and his interpretations captured the composer’s necromantic spirit like few others. The pianist’s mercurial
Are you seeking a single-disc Scriabin overview that intelligently mixes and matches larger and smaller works, ranging from the composer’s early Chopin-influenced piano writing to
This is on balance the most well-chosen, brilliantly played single-disc selection of Scriabin’s piano music currently available. The repertoire offers three of the composer’s best
A decade or so ago, Giuseppe Sinopoli and the New York Philharmonic recorded these Scriabin works for Deutsche Grammophon. The results were a classic example
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In 1992 Hyperion released Piers Lane’s exemplary Scriabin Etudes, whetting my appetite for more Scriabin from this stalwart pianist. It’s taken eight years for the
Vladimir Horowitz’s affinity with the music of Scriabin bordered on clairvoyance, and his interpretations captured the composer’s necromantic spirit like few others. The pianist’s mercurial
Are you seeking a single-disc Scriabin overview that intelligently mixes and matches larger and smaller works, ranging from the composer’s early Chopin-influenced piano writing to
This is on balance the most well-chosen, brilliantly played single-disc selection of Scriabin’s piano music currently available. The repertoire offers three of the composer’s best
A decade or so ago, Giuseppe Sinopoli and the New York Philharmonic recorded these Scriabin works for Deutsche Grammophon. The results were a classic example
Having conquered the lyric tenor roles (Alfredo, Nemorino, Hoffmann) and impressed in more heavy repertoire (Werther, Don Carlo, Rodolfo), while singing each role with a
KOLA: The 2025 Keep On Listening Awards Are Out!
KOLA: The 2025 Keep On Listening Awards!
Dvořák: Symphony No. 7, Scherzo capriccioso. Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Bernard Haitink (cond.) BR Klassik
Tchaikovsky: Manfred Symphony. Ural Philharmonic Orchestra, Dmitry Liss (cond.) Fuga Libera
Brahms: Piano Quartets Nos. 2 & 3. Zimerman, Nowak, Budnik, Okamoto. DG
De Hartmann: Symphonie-Poème No. 1; Fantaisie-Concerto for Double Bass and Orchestra. Leon Bosch (double bass), Lviv National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine, Theodore Kuchar (cond.) Toccata Classics
Korngold: String Quartets (3), String Sextet, Piano Quintet. The Pacifica Quartet, et al. Cedille
Carpenter: Krazy Kat, The Birthday of the Infanta, Skyscrapers. The Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Gil Rose (cond.) BMOP
Ravel: Complete Works With Piano (Piano Solo, Duo, Chamber, Vocal, Concertos). Various Soloists, Philharmonia Orchestra, Simone Menezes (cond.), François-Xavier Poizat (piano) Aparte [6-CDs]
Ginastera: String Quartets Nos. 1-3. Kiera Duffy (soprano), Miró Quartet (PentaTone)
The French in Spain
Debussy: Iberia, Ibert: Escales, Ravel: Alborada del gracioso; Rapsodie espagnole.
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, JoAnn Falletta (cond.) Naxos
Charles Mackerras: The Complete Warner Classics Edition (63 CDs)
Great Recordings You've Never Heard Of: Hendrik Andriessen's Orchestral Works (Vol. 1)
Hendrik Andriessen: Symphony No. 1, Ballet Suite, Symphonic Etude, Kuhnau Variations. Netherlands Symphony Orchestra, David Porcelijn (cond.) CPO
Review: Sterling Performances from the BSO Chamber Players on DG Eloquence
This splendid 9-CD set contains iconic performances of mostly contemporary chamber works (and arrangements of larger pieces for chamber ensemble) by Schoenberg, Stravinsky, Berg, Webern, Debussy, and many others. It's a true connoisseur's set, and as such, it's self-recommending.
Despicable Me: My Opinion Must Be Worthless Because YOU Haven't Heard of Me
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Repertoire: The Haydn Symphony CRUSADE! (No. 102)
Symphony No. 102 in B-flat major
Widely considered to be Haydn's greatest symphony on account of its anticipations of Beethoven, No. 102 doesn't get much more attention than any of the other lesser-known works. It's outrageous.
Musical Examples courtesy of Naxos Records.
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![KOLA: The 2025 Keep On Listening Awards!
Dvořák: Symphony No. 7, Scherzo capriccioso. Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Bernard Haitink (cond.) BR Klassik
Tchaikovsky: Manfred Symphony. Ural Philharmonic Orchestra, Dmitry Liss (cond.) Fuga Libera
Brahms: Piano Quartets Nos. 2 & 3. Zimerman, Nowak, Budnik, Okamoto. DG
De Hartmann: Symphonie-Poème No. 1; Fantaisie-Concerto for Double Bass and Orchestra. Leon Bosch (double bass), Lviv National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine, Theodore Kuchar (cond.) Toccata Classics
Korngold: String Quartets (3), String Sextet, Piano Quintet. The Pacifica Quartet, et al. Cedille
Carpenter: Krazy Kat, The Birthday of the Infanta, Skyscrapers. The Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Gil Rose (cond.) BMOP
Ravel: Complete Works With Piano (Piano Solo, Duo, Chamber, Vocal, Concertos). Various Soloists, Philharmonia Orchestra, Simone Menezes (cond.), François-Xavier Poizat (piano) Aparte [6-CDs]
Ginastera: String Quartets Nos. 1-3. Kiera Duffy (soprano), Miró Quartet (PentaTone)
The French in Spain
Debussy: Iberia, Ibert: Escales, Ravel: Alborada del gracioso; Rapsodie espagnole.
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, JoAnn Falletta (cond.) Naxos
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