
So it begins. The reason most projected Haydn symphony cycles, whether complete or not, start with a bang and then end with a whimper is
Once past the sly title, designed to bring the word “ménage” to mind, underscored by the come-hither look of the CD cover, not to mention
The best way to describe this music is “homeopathic Mozart”. There are nice moments, but Cimarosa spreads his material pretty thinly among the lively triadic
Primarily known as one of his generation’s top opera composers, Domenico Cimarosa (1749-1801) may or may not have penned the 87 brief keyboard movements that
Everything about this disc is charming, right from the clever cover art that wittily illustrates the “wind” aspect of these concertos. Flutist Mathieu Dufour and