
Ho-hum. Not great recordings of not great Strauss make for not very compelling listening. Strauss’ own arrangement of Die Frau ohne Schatten consists of much
La Tragédie de Salomé is Florent Schmiitt’s most popular and frequently recorded work, yet it has proven curiously elusive to capture on disc. To date,
JoAnn Falletta and the Buffalo Philharmonic have made previous Respighi discs for Naxos, but none as fine as this. In fact, this is as impressive
JoAnn Falletta turns in another fine recording of less than familiar repertoire. Prelude to a Drama, an expanded version of the overture to the opera
Well, it had to happen. If the UConn women’s basketball
What’s not to love? JoAnn Falletta and the Buffalo Philharmonic offer another appealing and wholly successful program. Granted, there are wilder version of the Dances
It may seem odd for the release of live Beethoven concerto performances featuring an American pianist, an American conductor, and an American orchestra to originate
Here is yet another fine release from the Buffalo Philharmonic under its dynamic and enterprising conductor, JoAnn Falletta. All three of these works have been
I sure hope the folks in Buffalo know what a
There’s a tendency to consider all of Victor Herbert’s concert works in the same category as his operettas: “light” music, amiable and diverting, but not