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Competition in this music is fierce, and though adequately professional, these performances just don’t measure up. The opening of Daphnis lacks atmosphere, and the initial
This stunning and generous collection belongs right at the top of the heap in its respective repertoire. The Debussy is still a comparative rarity in
Before radio and recordings came along it was more-or-less standard practice to make orchestral works available in four-hand piano arrangements for home use. Publishing companies
Pierre-Laurent Aimard’s playing and Boulez’s conducting are both very good–but just a touch flat as compared to the best of the competition. In the Left
Anna Vinnitskaya has a formidable technique: the crazy cadenza in the first movement of the Prokofiev holds no terrors for her, and she shapes it
Exceptionally natural SACD sonics grace this appealing program of French orchestral classics. The Sorcerer’s Apprentice is a tremendously difficult piece to play, particularly rhythmically, but
This disc had potential. The coupling is interesting: three major concertos, all roughly contemporary, very different from each other, yet harmonious taken as a program.
For the most part Arcadi Volodos’ recital from the Musikverein Wien on March 1, 2009 is about sensuality and tone painting, as aptly demonstrated by
More treasures from Supraphon! The Vlach Quartet was one of the great Czech ensembles of the mid-20th century, and its recording of the Debussy and
Baritone recordings of Ravel songs are very rare (Souzay and Fischer-Dieskau being the best-known) and until this release, modern ones were virtually non-existent. But Canadian
