
You’d be forgiven for not knowing that Beethoven wrote for […]
Every couple of decades the classical music scene seems to discover a fabulous trumpeter who reminds us that trumpet concertos are a thing and actually
Unlike L’Oiseau-Lyre’s well-rounded Baroque Era big box, the label’s Classical
This program is simply delicious. Who knew that Hummel wrote a series of variations on the tune “O du lieber Augustin,” complete with an episode
The music on this disc falls easily on the ear, but as you might well imagine it’s a touch light on substance. These are the
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
The most striking quality about these 1977 Hummel sonata performances (originally released by L’Oiseau-Lyre on LP) concerns the pronounced differences between the two fortepianos Malcolm
Artur Balsam’s stellar reputation as a collaborative pianist and chamber music player has been well served via Bridge’s series of live Library of Congress archival
This is a very beautiful disc of elegant, finely made chamber music. Good cello sonatas are not exactly thick on the field, offering serious problems
Trumpeter Jeffrey Segal may not have the name recognition of Maurice André or Wynton Marsalis, but he turns in virtuoso performances of the Haydn and