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Igor Levit is one of the few pianists around (perhaps the only one) whose provocative thematic program concepts yield equally stimulating and substantial musical results.
Hans Werner Henze (1926-2012) thought nothing of trotting out gigantic orchestral forces in opulent splendor, sometimes to the point at which technical razzle-dazzle took precedence
This reissue brings together just about all of Christoph Eschenbach’s solo piano recordings for Deutsche Grammophon, with the notable exception of his Mozart sonata cycle
As a telling illustration of the classical music industry’s determination to render new recordings of major works completely valueless, I offer as Exhibit A the
The young French cellist Emmanuelle Bertrand shows an amazing affinity for 20th century music. Her perfect technique, splendid melancholy tone, and strong temperament permeate every
In his Rendering, Luciano Berio takes Schubert’s incomplete Symphony No. 10 as a starting point, interspersing the sketches with his own trademark modernist devices: tonal
Hans Werner Henze seems to embrace the dictum that “the only thing constant is change.” His compositions have run the stylistic gamut as the composer
When it comes to modern music of the German school, two winners out of three isn’t bad at all. Henze’s Scorribanda sinfonica derives its thematic
Here’s an absolutely terrific disc that lovers of symphonic wind ensemble music will immediately want to add to their collections. It contains two major works
Imagine the gray chromaticism, dense chords, gnarly dissonances, jumping lyrical vocal lines, and clear text-setting of Hans Werner Henze’s later operas. Scale them down within
