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The so-called “Christmas” concerto, as represented here in works by Giuseppe Torelli and Arcangelo Corelli, was a Baroque concoction intended for use in Christmas Eve
The first time I recall being impressed with a “classical” trumpet was back in what seems like the Middle Ages when I heard a recording
Trumpeter Alison Balsom’s bold and brilliant playing engenders a fresh-eared listening of the warhorse Haydn and Hummel concertos. Balsom’s robust phrasing combined with a confidence
Only a tiny handful of the nearly two dozen works here actually bear the title “concerto”. The others are sinfonias and sonatas, but all feature
Hermann Scherchen was unique among conductors of his generation (he was born in 1891) for being a triple-threat. His conducting of standard repertoire often was
