
It’s interesting to see even smallish labels like LINN offering […]
This is a terrible disc. It is impossible on evidence here to say that Xiayin Wang has any noticeable affinity for this music. Her tone
I imagine the conversation of the repertory committee concerning this
Marc-André Hamelin recorded what for many listeners remains the reference
Rule One of music criticism, as I learned it anyway,
This is an extremely interesting and enjoyable program, graced by the superior artistry of violinist Andrés Cárdenes. He plays the Barber concerto just about as
One of the biggest questions regarding multichannel recording as it applies to classical music–and orchestral music in particular–is what to do with the rear speakers.
As classical music “concept” albums go, this is one of the more successful. Robert Spano has assembled a program of 20th- and 21st-century works that
Samuel Barber’s Vanessa was premiered at the Met in January, 1958; a co-production with the Salzburg Festival, it reached there in August of the same
All performances of the Piano Concerto have to deal with the all-but-unbeatable standard set by Szell/Browning on Sony, just as challengers in the Violin Concerto