FRANCK; CÉSAR

Maazel Franck Eloquence C

David Hurwitz

Maazel’s razor sharp, brilliant, and somewhat clipped delivery of Bizet’s L’Arlésienne and Jeux d’enfants Suites has the music sounding almost like one of Poulenc’s or

Cortot Franck Ravel Saint-Saens/Naxos

Jed Distler

Here are three Alfred Cortot recorded benchmarks alongside one of the great pianist’s worst recordings. Granted, Cortot generates genuine excitement and fire in Ravel’s Left

Cantelli NBC Testament

David Hurwitz

Magnificent! This set contains the hugely talented Guido Cantelli’s complete studio recordings with the NBC Symphony, and what a pity that there are so few

CASADESUS BARBIROLLI APR C

Dan Davis

Robert Casadesus’ reputation has faded in the years since his 1972 death, perhaps because his often understated, aristocratic pianism lacked the flashy virtuosity of some

Widor Guilmant Organ Sym Chandos C

David Hurwitz

Charles-Marie Widor’s Third Symphony for organ and orchestra makes a perfect companion to the famous Saint-Saëns Third for the same forces, and I’m amazed that

THE SYMPHONIC ORGAN

ClassicsToday

This CD presents the organ of St. Bartholomew’s Church in New York City, which is, according to the program notes, the largest in the Big

Franck Piano Works Naxos C

ClassicsToday

Winner of the World Piano Competition in 1997, the British pianist Ashley Wass has been given the opportunity to record a CD. His choice went

GREAT PIANISTS OF THE 20TH CENTURY VOLUME 87: ARTUR RUBINSTEIN III

Jed Distler

While none of Philips’ Arthur Rubinstein “Great Pianist” surveys really shows the pianist at his irrepressible best, two-thirds of Volume Three comes within spitting distance.

Curzon Brahms 1

David Hurwitz

George Szell owned the Brahms concerto. He recorded it three times in stereo, with Leon Fleischer, Rudolph Serkin, and in this version with Clifford Curzon.