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Igor Markevitch was one of the greats, as can be heard in the overdue reissue of Tchaikovsky’s Manfred Symphony that opens this set. (Markevitch’s Manfred
Finally! Naxos blesses us with the first decent-sounding CD transfers of the legendary Josef Lhevinne’s complete studio recordings, a slender yet priceless legacy that belongs
This is a CD only a flutist could love: It is heavy on the solo repertoire and comprised entirely of “new” music. Juliette Hurel makes
Tatiana Vassilieva plays Stravinsky’s Suite Italienne with heavyweight bowing and a ruthless attack that’s unsuitable for the commedia dell’arte idiom of this work. Textually, several
At 77, the great Brazilian pianist Magda Tagliaferro was on fantastic form in this previously unreleased 1970 recital, recorded at the Cecilia Meirelles Hall in
The first volume in APR’s survey of Alfred Cortot’s “late recordings” begins with the pianist’s 1947 Schumann Kinderszenen. It’s a less technically secure reading than
Rameau on piano? Aren’t Rameau’s tactile syntax and ornamental surface style necessarily instrument-specific (meaning, of course, the harpsichord), whereas Bach’s “universal” language can be applied
As noted previously by my colleague Dan Davis in his review of the “original” Borodin set of the Tchaikovsky quartets (type Q2878 in Search Reviews),
Because Debussy starts with sound, it’s difficult to endure the drab, dynamically restricted engineering throughout these performances. Jean-Pierre Armengaud’s uneven pianism and inconsistent interpretations don’t
The Beethoven and Debussy selections were played on the same April 13, 1982 Royal Festival Hall recital from which BBC Legends released Debussy’s Preludes Book
