
During his long career, Ruggiero Ricci (1918-2012) amassed a large […]
These recordings are stunning, plain and simple. There isn’t a
You really want to like Edouard Lalo’s first two piano trios. The composer writes supremely well for violin, cello, and piano, and handles the genre
Decca’s big box “Mono Years” retrospective focuses on orchestral and
Édouard Lalo is a strange figure in French music. In
If the word that comes to mind in considering Klemperer’s
What a marvelous disc! A classic! Flaming greatness, folks! These
This recording positions cellist Jesús Morales far forward in the soundstage, even though the orchestral accompaniments have nothing to be ashamed of, such that the
These recordings offer an excellent opportunity to hear an authentic French orchestral sound, something increasingly rare today. Thomas Beecham puts the French National Radio Orchestra’s
Édouard Lalo is one of those composers that you really want to like. His masterpiece, the ballet Namouna, is a wonderful, colorful, tuneful score, as