Your guide to classical music online
Your guide to classical music online
Naxos’ ongoing series of Ned Rorem orchestral music recordings offers well-deserved recognition to a major American composer. This latest release is no less rewarding than
This stuff is simply gorgeous. Ned Rorem’s symphonies are shot through with long, lyrical melodies that some observers might relate to his gifts as a
These three works for violin and orchestra clearly demonstrate both the richness and diversity of styles among American composers, and Gidon Kremer’s advocacy of the
This enterprising collection of attractive, listenable contemporary music really is great fun. Michael Daugherty’s Sunset Strip offers a typically eclectic mix of classical and popular
Ned Rorem had long wished to compose a concert-length piece that would sum up his life’s work as a composer of art songs. A commission
Here’s an absolutely terrific disc that lovers of symphonic wind ensemble music will immediately want to add to their collections. It contains two major works
Composer collaborations with hand-picked performers of their work sets up all kinds of expectations, including the one that the performances will accurately reflect the composer’s
