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This disc must be counted among the most interesting and important releases of the year. Brazilian composer Camargo Guarnieri (his real first name was Mozart,
This is a wonderful program, both for the performances and for the intelligent overview it gives of Respighi’s art generally. It begins with a piece
Respighi’s Sinfonia Drammatica has been recorded three times (at least): Nazareth on Naxos with the Slovak Philharmonic; Downes on Chandos with the BBC Philharmonic; and
There pieces aren’t nearly so unfamiliar, on disc at least, as they used to be. Metamorphoseon is a theme and variations on an attractive, modal
It’s good to see John Neschling’s series of recordings for BIS continuing with this fine Respighi disc from Liège. Brazilian Impressions may not be one
All politics is local: John Neschling left the São Paulo Symphony a few years ago, which is a pity because, on disc at least, it
Villa-Lobos’ late masterpiece, Forest of the Amazon, began life as a Hollywood film score, the majority of which was never used. So he developed the
If you’re looking for great SACD multi-channel sonics in this music, then this release is the way to go. Given the brilliance of Respighi’s scoring,
Vadim Gluzman is a fine player, no doubt about it. He has a particularly rich and full-throated forte, but there are moments in piano (as
Here’s an easy call: these are the finest recordings of these works currently available. In reviewing the individual releases, I had perhaps one small reservation
