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My first experience with the music of Aaron Copland was […]
A puzzling composer, Kabalevsky in his first two symphonies offers
Kabalevsky’s two cello concertos couldn’t be more different. The First is a bright, brief, jolly piece very much in the style of the composer of
Paganini will never be mistaken for a great composer, but
What an odd disc this is. When later Viennese composers write self-consciously referential works on themes of their illustrious predecessors, it often becomes painfully obvious
This disc offers an inspired choice of repertoire, with performances to match. Paganini and Spohr were the two most famous violin soloists of their day,
George Antheil wrote wonderfully crazy, uninhibited, and sometimes-prophetic music. Listen to the recently unearthed First piano concerto, where the soloist’s bare-boned unison lines play against
It’s asked so often that it as become a cliché: How did Dominick Argento build an international reputation based in the Upper Midwest “heartland”? Because
This enterprising and exceptionally well-played CD contains the world premiere recording of a charming suite arranged from Candide, Bernstein’s wittiest musical. When combined with the
Reveries is “Adagio” all over again, with slightly faster tempos. Reference Recordings’ unabashed bid to tap into the easy-listening market may well claim the commercial
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