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Erich Kunzel never has been a terribly spectacular conductor, but this release largely lives up to its title. The Bacchanale from Samson and Delilah suffers
I won’t mince words. Of all the professional, modern recordings of Ravel’s Piano Concerto for the Left Hand, this is one of the least distinguished.
The Violin Concerto No. 2 is an early work, composed in 1858 when Saint-Saëns was but 23 years of age and before he developed his
This is another “big hall” recording of Saint-Saëns’ Organ Symphony that attempts to capture all the tremendous sonic energy of the music in one acoustic.
This is the dullest of all of Rostropovich’s umpteen recordings of the Dvorák. The fault is Giulini’s. My god, he’s boring! He trudges through the
It’s good to see these wonderful, neglected (as a body) concertos getting some attention on disc. But in today’s market, with fine complete cycles available
Alexander Gibson’s 1980s Sibelius cycle on Chandos, one of the first digital sets, was praised for its clean lines, propulsive phrasing, and bracing impact. This
You have to be stuck playing snare drum or triangle in the Symphonie espagnole’s finale, after six long rehearsals in as many days with a
Any example of Marcel Dupré’s improvising prowess is important to have in general circulation, and this previously unreleased, totally improvised performance is no exception. On
This 1971 recording of Bizet’s C major symphony under Jean Martinon has seldom been out of circulation during the past three decades. It’s an estimably
