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Here’s another mixed bag from the Disky Communications reissue label, Royal Long Players, entitled “Great Violin Concertos”. That much, at least, is true; the same
These are fine performances, but why, oh why does BBC Music persist in releasing yet more examples of music that the same artists recorded commercially
Virgin Classics deserves our thanks for restoring Eschenbach’s fine ‘New World’ to the catalogues at mid-price. It takes a lot, I think, to reaffirm the
It’s not every orchestral showpiece disc that begins with Liszt’s Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2, and this stirring performance sets up an expectation that is not
George Szell’s excellent Tchaikovsky Fourth Symphony, long absent from the catalog, has made a welcome return on several different labels, most recently Universal’s not overwhelmingly
Hearing Pedro de Freitas Branco conduct the Portuguese premiere of Vaughan Williams’ Ninth Symphony was a real eye-opener, or, more accurately, a veritable ear-cleaner! This
All three of these concertos benefit from Aaron Rosand’s generous, big hearted tone and songlike phrasing. The Arensky, a pleasantly lyrical work with occasional hints
Carlos Kleiber’s Beethoven Seventh and the first of Herbert von Karajan’s three Strauss Don Quixotes (with cellist Pierre Fournier portraying the befuddled Knight) are time-honored
The late Shura Cherkassky was one of the few champions of Tchaikovsky’s Second piano concerto and his performance here reveals his devotion to the piece.
The New Haydn Quartet departs from the usual in its second well-recorded disc of Tchaikovsky string quartets. Whereas many cycles customarily include the Souvenir de
