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It’s been a long time since a violin-centered chamber music recording, owing to its compelling performers and intriguing repertoire, called out so demandingly from its
This enticing collection for the most part contains very fine performances by the piano duo Quattro Mani. Best of all is the Milhaud Concerto No.
This two-disc set makes an excellent companion to CPO’s fine set of Milhaud symphonies, also conducted (very well, as here) by Alun Francis. If anything,
Arabella Steinbacher is yet another obviously talented young violinist, but this enterprising release really throws down the gauntlet to the competition, showing how to be
What’s not to like? Bernstein’s Milhaud interpretations are lively, intelligent, fun performances that have been in the catalog continuously since the late 1970s, and deservedly
This CD’s subtitle, “20th century entertainments”, better describes the musical program than the rather corny “French Dressing”. The selections are indeed entertaining, from Milhaud’s clever
This is one of those discs whose totality earns it a highest recommendation, even though individual listeners may have alternate preferences for individual works. La
Along with Ernest Bloch’s Sacred Service, Milhaud’s Service Sacré is one of the relatively rare major works of Jewish liturgy that are as amenable to
The sound of a saxophone is so universally associated with jazz that it can be difficult to imagine it in any other context. So it’s
First, let’s just state that no performance of Bartók’s Contrasts will ever match the authority of the original recording with Benny Goodman and Joseph Szigeti,
