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Pianist Olli Mustonen’s short-lived association with RCA Victor from 1996 […]
Glenn Gould’s infamous remark to the effect that the only excuse for recording a piece is to do it differently appears to be Shi-An Costello’s
You don’t have to look very far (check out the Classicstoday.com reviews archives) to find at least a half dozen first rate recordings of these
As far as recordings go, guitarist Mak Grgic seems to wear several hats; his Cinema Verismo, for example, was a carefully thought out and artfully
This CD’s whimsical cover photo might give the impression of silliness on the part of the musicians, but Trio SR9 is quite serious about its
In some respects Philip Glass’ Third Piano Concerto (scored for pianist and string orchestra) represents “typical” Glass: the repeated phrases assembled like modular shelves, the
The Polish pianist Piotr Slopecki first came to my attention through his forceful and energetic 2013 recording of Bach’s Goldberg Variations. He follows up five
After decades of studying, listening to, and performing Bach’s choral
This is one of those recordings that you just “discover” rather than actively search for. (Who knows that these things exist?) As a sometime violist,
Bach’s Partita No. 4 in D major and Partita No. 6 in E minor each usually clock in at close to half an hour, if
