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Why do Carl Maria von Weber’s four piano sonatas resist coming back into fashion? One reason may be that they occupy a kind of no-man’s-land
Begun and dropped by Weber in the very early 1820s and completed by Mahler in 1886 from sketches and other works by Weber (a song
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This is an absolutely wonderful disc in every way. Weber’s clarinet music is delightful, and it’s hard to imagine it being better played or recorded.
The playing here is generally excellent, but in the Freischütz Overture you miss the heavy-duty atmosphere of German romanticism: the opening is evocative but the
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Why do Carl Maria von Weber’s four piano sonatas resist coming back into fashion? One reason may be that they occupy a kind of no-man’s-land
Begun and dropped by Weber in the very early 1820s and completed by Mahler in 1886 from sketches and other works by Weber (a song
This is an absolutely wonderful disc in every way. Weber’s clarinet music is delightful, and it’s hard to imagine it being better played or recorded.
The playing here is generally excellent, but in the Freischütz Overture you miss the heavy-duty atmosphere of German romanticism: the opening is evocative but the
This is a first rate collection of some of Vaughan Williams’ best choral works, both a cappella and with organ accompaniment. Fans of this composer
At only 45 minutes of music, this set offers poor value, which is a pity because the performances are wonderful. Happily, the two Vaughan Williams
Ripe for Reissue: Heifetz Plays Great Violin Concertos on RCA
In what screwed-up universe could this 6-CD budget box, containing all of Heifetz's stereo concerto recordings, go out of print?
12 Major Composers Who Were Mediocre Orchestrators
12 Major Composers Who Were Mediocre Orchestrators
R. Schumann
Brahms
Busoni
Tippett
Mussorgsky
Chopin
Maxwell Davies
Liszt
Scriabin
W. Schuman
Rubbra
J.S Bach
Liebermann, Liadov, Leonhardt (Random Reviews from the Overflow Room)
A fine contemporary voice, the world's laziest composer, and an iconic figure in the period performance movement, all featured in this episode from the Overflow Room.
The 12 LEAST Evolutionary Great Composers of All Time
The 12 LEAST Evolutionary Great Composers of All Time
Palestrina
J.S. Bach
Richard Strauss
Bruckner
Tchaikovsky
Mendelssohn
Puccini
Rimsky-Korsakov
Saint-Saëns
Prokofiev
Ravel
Brahms
Ligeti! (Random Reviews from the Overflow Room 2)
The Ligeti Edition somehow got broken up between Sony and Teldec (Warner). In our last video, we surveyed the Sony portion, and in this one we take in Warner's--along with a few other choice items.
Classical Music's Most Powerful QUIET Climaxes: Honegger's "Liturgique" Symphony
The finale of Honegger's Third Symphony, subtitled "Liturgique," presents an apocalyptic vision of total destruction--only to be followed by a devastating, quiet climax of transfigured calm, a lone bird signaling a return to life and, just possibly, hope
This year’s Tanglewood on Parade, a much-anticipated tradition that dates to 1940, will celebrate the life and legacy
April 24, 2024—GRAMMY®-winning production house PARMA Recordings announced today its acquisition of Albany Records. The classical label is
Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada—The Festival of the Sound is celebrating big this summer with an incredible line-up of
