
Occasionally you hear a commentator use the term “accessible” to describe a musical work or style. Yet, as with other terms such as “affordable” in
Masterpiece Alert!!! If you love French music, great ballet music,
This one’s a keeper. Gabriel Pierné was the French Mahler, not stylistically perhaps, but in terms of his skill set. A superb conductor, he applied
Gabriel Pierné was a very good composer, but this disc illustrates why he may not receive the attention he deserves on the concert platform. As
Gabriel Pierné’s music is exquisite, and it deserves far greater exposure than it normally receives. The C minor Piano Concerto is openly modeled on Saint-Saëns’