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The title “Epilogues” refers to the fact that Brahms, Saint-Saëns, and Poulenc wrote clarinet sonatas at the end of their composing careers. More importantly, clarinetist
The hook here is Steven Isserlis’ performances using a “trench cello”–a dismantle-able, portable instrument played by soldiers in First World War trenches–and the recording’s producers
The 21-year-old Bella Davidovich made headlines when she won the
When I initially glanced through the listed titles, I assumed that this recital’s theme had to do with music inspired by elements of nighttime. Well,
It’s a sad irony that Ruggiero Ricci’s fruitful association with
Everything is cyclical. After years of neglect, pianists are waking up to the reality that Saint-Saëns wrote five splendid piano concertos, and while we may
The Bottom Line: Don’t let this terrific disc pass you
Bizet’s piano music occasionally attracts the attention of enterprising pianists, including Nathanaël Gouin, a French pianist who first came to my attention via his scintillating
The American pianist Ruth Slenczynska celebrated her 95th birthday on
These are without question the most characterless performances of this music available. John Wilson leads what sounds like a reading rehearsal with a group of
