Menu
Your guide to classical music online
Menu
Menu
Your guide to classical music online
Although recorded live on two separate occasions, if this had been a single concert I would have gone to see it. Carlos Kalmar is a
Giulini’s Chicago recordings came in two waves, a first batch
Like cousins born of different parents but so similar as to make anyone believe they were siblings, Imogen Holst’s Mass in A minor (1927), only
Programs of English string orchestra music have been recorded many
Benjamin Britten’s cantata Saint Nicolas is one of the more remarkable creations in 20th century music–for its subject (stories of the 4th-century Bishop’s life), its
These are outstanding performances, as good or better than the composer’s own. Edward Gardner tears into the Four Sea Interludes with uninhibited excitement. It’s great
Mezzo-soprano Sarah Connolly has proven herself in every vocal music arena, performing in the most prestigious festivals, the most renowned recital halls, and the world’s
What a marvelous, inventive recital this is! One of the great things about harp music is that even the modern stuff usually sounds good. Happily,
Richard Hickox’s celebrated 1991 recording of Benjamin Britten’s War Requiem remains one of the best in the catalog and it now makes its re-appearance in
The sound is decent, clean mono, very well remastered in this new edition–and what can you say about the performances? The Britten was composed for
