
You might call this a second-rate disc of second-rate Debussy. The performances are acceptable to good, the music uniformly pretty. Khamma works best as a
This is an unimaginative (and not particularly logical) coupling. Any good orchestral harpist can play the daylights out of these works, and neither the Glière
Alain Planès never played better on disc than in this 1996/2006 Debussy cycle for Harmonia Mundi, now reissued complete as a specially-priced 5-CD set. I’ve
More treasures from Supraphon! The Vlach Quartet was one of the great Czech ensembles of the mid-20th century, and its recording of the Debussy and
Here’s an old friend, back sounding better than ever. Ansermet’s Debussy always boasted a robust clarity and energy that belied the fuzzy, impressionistic stereotype that
Soprano Sandrine Piau seems to go from strength to strength with each new recording. Her first solo disc of Mozart arias was widely praised (type
The immense musicianship and pianistic refinement distinguishing Steven Osborne’s Alkan and Messiaen recordings for Hyperion stunningly inform what may be the reference version of Debussy’s
The three ballets Debussy composed during his final decade have a checkered history. He prepared piano versions for Khamma and La boîte à joujoux, yet
This release from Brilliant Classics aims to flesh out Tamás Vásáry’s solo Deutsche Grammophon discography beyond his previously reissued Chopin. A rare 1982 Brahms disc
Between 1965 and 1967 Benjamin Britten and Sviatoslav Richter teamed up at the Aldeburgh Festival for piano duo programs that were taped by the BBC