
Here’s a very pleasant, expertly played and recorded collection of works from the repertoire of the Dresden Court Chapel in the first half of the
Sammartini is an important composer in the history of the symphony, but that doesn’t mean that he wrote important symphonies. These brief, pleasant works, all
Not to be confused with his better-remembered, prolific younger brother Giovanni Battista, Giuseppe Sammartini was equally renowned in his day, though more as an instrumentalist
Here are the problems of Turkish Emperor Maometto II a.k.a. Memet (tenor): He loves the Byzantine slave girl, Irene (soprano) despite its political incorrectness; she
A warm welcome back to the catalogue for one of the all-time great cello discs. The original Columbia LP by Leonard Rose and Leonid Hambro