
Leonard Bernstein was a tireless champion of American music during his conducting career, presenting many world-premieres and leaving an impressive body of recordings–most for Columbia
To mark Neville Marriner’s 2024 centenary Warner Classics has brought
Aaron Copland’s delightful and oft-recorded violin sonata opens this recording, whose program is one of the more intelligent, thoughtfully designed, and best played you’ll ever
The young American pianist John Wilson leads off his solo debut CD with the world-premiere recording of Michael Tilson Thomas’ three-movement suite Upon Further Reflection.
Selecting a “ten best” list for an artist like Leonard
Leonard Slatkin’s Copland is always first rate, and this release is no exception. He already recorded the complete Billy the Kid in St. Louis for
A pattern in this series is starting to emerge. John Wilson and the BBC Philharmonic tend to do better in Copland’s earlier works. The reason
This release is billed as Orchestral Works 4, and Symphonies Vol. 3, which strikes me as a bit of overkill, especially given the fact that
Leonard Slatkin can always be counted on to offer a
Slatkin’s American music recordings are uniformly marvelous, and self-recommending. On