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A recording of classical songs, especially of this wonderful French repertoire, to me is always a welcome sight. Unfortunately, sometimes the sight (and this is
There’s some wonderfully ardent singing on this CD, and some compelling passages of vocal color and shading. Christine Schäfer is an intelligent singer who understands
Tamás Vásáry’s 1970 Debussy recital disc for Deutsche Grammophon was last available on a DG Privilege budget reissue. Here’s roughly half of the selections, coupled
Michel Block first made headlines as a contestant in the 1960 International Chopin Competition in Warsaw. Displeased with the verdicts of his fellow jurors, Artur
It makes stylistic, chronological, and musical sense to pair Debussy and Ravel’s sole string quartets on disc. Both works represent early, fully-formed manifestations of each
These recordings were made when André Previn was music director of the London Symphony and had the orchestra playing at its best. The jewel here
The Vermont-based pianist Diana Fanning teaches piano at Middlebury College while pursuing an active performing career with numerous appearances on Vermont public radio and television.
Many of the Naxos Toscanini Concert Edition releases draw upon excellent-sounding “inside” sources. This all-Debussy broadcast from April 13, 1940, however, appears to stem from
Sabine Meyer performs three extremely different works whose common feature is to treat the clarinet primarily as a lyrical instrument. Played on basset-horn (basically a
Violist Luigi Alberto Bianchi specializes in performances on historical instruments–that is, instruments that have historical value, not period instruments. In these recordings from 1973 and
