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Reference Recordings: Mozart Piano Concerto Cycles

March 24, 2024 12:00 pm

Mozart: Complete Piano Concertos. Geza Anda (piano and cond.) Camerata Academica des Mozarteum Salzburgs (DG) ...

Ask Dave: Why Are Classical Trumpet Parts So Limited (Compared to Baroque Trumpets)

March 24, 2024 10:00 am

Since we've been talking about the limitations of Beethoven's trumpet writing, this seems a valid question which I attempt to answer in this video. Actually, it's a very interesting topic for many reasons, with a much wider range of historical and aesthetic implications than you might at first believe. ...

Review: Igor Levit's Truly Memorable Mendelssohn and Alkan

March 24, 2024 5:00 am

Mendelssohn: Songs Without Words (selection)
Alkan: The Song of the Madwoman by the Seashore (Preludes, Op. 31/8)
Igor Levit (piano) Sony Classical
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Reference Recordings: Beethoven's Violin Concerto

March 23, 2024 12:00 pm

Beethoven: Violin Concerto. Itzhak Perlman (violin), Philharmonia Orchestra, Carlo Maria Giulini (cond.) Warner (EMI) ...

12 Ridiculously Underplayed Concertos

March 23, 2024 10:00 am

12 Ridiculously Underplayed Concertos

Saint-Saëns: Piano Concerto No. 3
Matthias: Harp Concerto
Vaughan Williams: Piano Concerto
Finzi: Cello Concerto
Martinu: Piano Concerto No. 4 “Incantations”
Piston: Violin Concerto No. 1
Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 5
Szymanowski: Violin Concerto No. 2
Schulhoff: Concerto for Piano and Small Orchestra
Bloch: Violin Concerto
Hindemith: Cello Concerto
Anderson: Piano Concerto
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Review: Warner's First-Rate Dukas Edition

March 23, 2024 5:00 am

How handy that a composer's entire acknowledged output fits conveniently on only four CDs! This little box is a mandatory acquisition for anyone who loves French music. There's much more to Dukas (well, not THAT much more) than just The Sorcerer's Apprentice. ...

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