
The British pianist Kathleen Long (1896-1968) made a good number of recordings for Decca in the 1940s and 1950s, most of which have not been
Debussy’s String Quartet is, of course, standard fare, and it usually appears in tandem with the Ravel and something else French. Not here. Instead, we
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,
At last, the long-anticipated edition of Ernest Ansermet’s complete Decca
In my review of Joseph Szigeti’s Complete Columbia Album Collection
Not all listeners warm to classical saxophonists’ smooth and seamless timbres, in contrast to the disparate individuality typifying great jazz artists. That said, Huw Wiggin’s
Remember Ervin Nyiregyházi (1903-1987), the infamous “skid row” pianist? He started out life as one of the most highly scrutinized and well-documented child prodigies. However,
During the 1940s and 1950s the “World’s Most Popular Classical
The Bulgarian pianist Dora Deliyska has a penchant for “conceptual” programs that mix and match works related by genre or theme. Her 2018 Capriccio release
I doubt that anyone has been waiting for another fine recording of Pelléas et Mélisande. There are several already, many of great quality and all