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Yan Pascal Tortelier begins with a glittering, atmospheric, and finely detailed Rapsodie espagnole, but not everything in this recital achieves similar distinction. Alborada del gracioso
From British label Metronome comes an attractive series entitled “Music and Art”, with a range of paintings from the UK’s National Gallery collections reproduced on
Roughly two-thirds of Michael Rische’s Ravel recital offers truly masterful pianism. Warming up with the tiny Prélude, as lovely and limpid as it can be
Gielen’s is an easygoing La Mer, one with calm seas rather than storm surges. Even the Dialogue of the Wind and the Sea comes across
Tortelier’s Ravel hasn’t gotten the recognition that it perhaps deserves, largely on account of the fact that the Ulster Orchestra isn’t a world-class ensemble on
Adrian Boult’s almost exclusive dedication to the music of his native England, in which he demonstrated a very real and unique authority, robbed music lovers
Here are three Alfred Cortot recorded benchmarks alongside one of the great pianist’s worst recordings. Granted, Cortot generates genuine excitement and fire in Ravel’s Left
Nikita Magaloff was on good and often inspired form for his August 7, 1969, Salzburg recital released here for the first time. He makes a
Nothing new or rare here, but LP mavens wishing these performances in state-of-the-art analog transfers on super thick, extra virgin vinyl should investigate this boxed
Neeme Järvi’s always at his best in brash, extrovert music. That makes his Milhaud exciting and his La Valse handsomely apocalyptic. Bolero, though good, lacks
