
The Bottom Line: Gil Shaham has recorded the Brahms concerto before, superbly, but this remake, for his own label Canary Classics, is quite different and
The Bottom Line: They’re here! Eloquence has released Rafael Kubelik’s
The Bottom Line: Smart coupling, beautiful Second Serenade, gorgeous sound, but a disappointing Third Symphony, whose outer movements lack rhythm and excitement, even with an
Daniele Pollini’s second solo CD for Deutsche Grammophon opens with a straightforward and pianistically shipshape Schumann Carnaval. The pianist’s fastidious technique impresses in Reconnaissance’s impeccably
Profil’s 10-disc Louis Kentner collection offers a diverse, if somewhat
Herbert Blomstedt’s new recording of the Brahms Second Symphony and Academic Festival Overture improves markedly on his prior Gewandhaus Orchestra version of Symphony No. 1.
Despite his high standing among conductors who dominated the American
Orfeo has been marking its 40th anniversary with boxed sets
Shorena Tsintsabadze’s capable fingers and dour demeanor first caught my attention through her 2010 Naxos release of the Sergei Lyapunov Piano Concertos and Rhapsody on
Although Alexandre Kantorow justifiably speaks of Brahms’ early Sonata No. 2 in F-sharp minor as a rhapsody (hence its inclusion in a recital of, you