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Midori and pianist partner Robert McDonald tear into Poulenc’s melodramatic Violin Sonata with unbridled ferocity, clearly enjoying the opportunities offered to display reckless excesses of
This recording positions cellist Jesús Morales far forward in the soundstage, even though the orchestral accompaniments have nothing to be ashamed of, such that the
This is one of those earnest, professional performances that flounders on account of its lack of character. José Carreras, past his prime and sounding strained
These performances aren’t perfect, but they are mostly very good. The Second Concerto, though, is entirely stunning, with a central scherzo that’s a model of
In the final year of his long life Camille Saint-Saëns composed three woodwind sonatas that prove as inspired, tuneful, and exquisitely crafted as the best
Vadim Brodsky brings a pleasing warmth and artfulness to Saint-Saëns’ Violin Concerto No. 3. The solo part fairly sings, especially so in the delightful slow
This disc has a lot going for it. The new organ in Philadelphia’s Orchestra Hall, the inaugural concert of which is enshrined on this disc,
The Duehimeir and Gritton duo gets high marks for accuracy and ensemble in Percy Grainger’s two-piano reworking of Porgy and Bess’ greatest hits. Musically however,
This is a mostly attractive disc full of winning music. The performances generally are quite good, particularly the rarely-heard Symphony No. 2 and the even
If you feel that Franck’s symphony is a decadent, heart-on-sleeve, at times tasteless relic of post-Wagnerian romanticism, then this isn’t the performance for you. It
