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Simon Rattle and the Berlin Philharmonic have not made a finer recording than this excellent two-fer containing Dvorák’s four late tone poems based on grisly
In a nutshell, I can’t imagine any chamber music lover not responding positively to such virile, joyous, technically assured performances of these marvelous pieces. Each
Needless to say, this release is a mixed bag. The Dvorák is quite good. After a slightly soggy opening, Václav Smetácek turns in a terrific
Have there ever been two concertos so utterly mismatched as far as CD couplings go? The idea of pairing the Dvorak Concerto with Paul Schoenfield’s
Let’s leave aside the nonsensical coupling and focus on the music. Hindemith’s Klaviermusik, composed in 1923, resurfaced in 2002, and might as well have remained
Dvorák’s 14 string quartets stand as the finest and most imposing works in the medium after Beethoven (and until Shostakovich), though the early works certainly
James Ehnes turns in an absolutely sensational account of Dvorák’s sunny and melodically sumptuous Violin Concerto. His warm, singing tone sounds as if made for
Everything about this performance of Dvorák’s Ninth is bad: the concept, the conducting, and the playing. First, the concept: the very idea of Dvorák on
They don’t make ’em like this anymore. No musical tradition has suffered a greater decline than the French, and no conductor represented the French school
Originally issued in 1972, this recording was important for including Dvorák’s First Piano Quartet, one of his best early chamber works and a piece that
