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Although Masaaki Suzuki’s solo harpsichord Bach recordings span several decades, his technical and musical consistency seems to defy time, as borne out in The Art
Back in the 1990s it was fashionable for classical musicians to call their concerts or CD releases “The X Project” or “The Y Project”. I
Following his magnificent 2001 recording of J.S. Bach’s Inventions and Sinfonias for BIS, the Japanese harpsichordist/organist/conductor Masaaki Suzuki here offers more revelatory performances of some
This Fauré disc is among the highlights of Testament’s fascinating To access this content you must login to your Insider account, or purchase a subscription for $5 monthly, or $49 annually.
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This Fauré disc is among the highlights of Testament’s fascinating To access this content you must login to your Insider account, or purchase a subscription
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Every so often a golden-voiced (or is it bronze?, I’m […]
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This one’s easy. Here is one of the finest recordings […]
Rumors of this album have been circulating among Celibidache’s followers […]
Although Masaaki Suzuki’s solo harpsichord Bach recordings span several decades, his technical and musical consistency seems to defy time, as borne out in The Art
Back in the 1990s it was fashionable for classical musicians to call their concerts or CD releases “The X Project” or “The Y Project”. I
Following his magnificent 2001 recording of J.S. Bach’s Inventions and Sinfonias for BIS, the Japanese harpsichordist/organist/conductor Masaaki Suzuki here offers more revelatory performances of some
Why do certain pianists play so fast? Because they can. That crossed my mind while hearing Daniil Trifonov and his erstwhile teacher Sergei Babayan tear
This reissue of performances from a 1986 release on RPO is arguably the finest among a large group of full-orchestra renditions of Fauré’s Requiem. The
Written in open scoring for any number of participants on any instruments, Terry Riley’s In C consists of 53 melodic patterns that can be repeated
Reference Recording: Beethoven's Missa Solemnis
Beethoven: Missa Solemnis. Solists, Chorus, Amsterdam Concertgebouw Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein (cond.) DG
Review: Simon Rattle's Big Berlin Box of Musical Mediocrity
Simon Rattle: The Berlin Years (Warner)
45 CDs, and maybe two in ten are worth something. The rest range from abysmal to forgettable. Were you expecting anything else?
Schütz, Schuricht, Schuman (Random Reviews from the Overflow Room)
From early German baroque to contemporary American symphonies, along with conductor Carl Schuricht in between, this selection covers a vast range of musical styles and periods.
Reference Recording: Verdi's Otello
Verdi: Otello. Domingo, Scotto, Milnes, National Philharmonic Orchestra, James Levine (cond.) RCA
Ask Dave: Why Don't Younger Conductors "Get" Sonata Form?
This question matters because the vast majority of symphonies and concertos begin with long movements in sonata form, and if the conductor doesn't understand what this means expressively, then the entire performance risks falling flat--as it so often does.
Scriabin! (Random Reviews from the Overflow Room 2)
More fascinating piano music, symphonies, and of course, the Poem of Ecstasy!
Symphony Hall, Boston, Massachusetts; January 25, 2024—The Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) makes three major new announcements today. Andris
Metropolitan Opera House, Lincoln Center, NY; January 12, 2024—The Metropolitan Opera’s new Carmen is mostly being dismissed as
Parry Sound, Canada, January 4, 2024—Kick off 2024 with a virtual piano extravaganza with four of the world’s
