
Reinhard Schwarz-Schilling (1904-85) stubbornly maintained his allegiance to tonality throughout the long dark night of the 20th century atonal avant-garde. It was a brave stance,
This stuff is simply gorgeous. Ned Rorem’s symphonies are shot through with long, lyrical melodies that some observers might relate to his gifts as a
Naxos’ ongoing series of Ned Rorem orchestral music recordings offers well-deserved recognition to a major American composer. This latest release is no less rewarding than
This is a wonderful disc. Zina Schiff plays this music with exceptional passion and commitment, which is really what Bloch is all about. Her tempos
Reference Recordings reissues as a “twofer” José Serebrier’s generally excellent performances of Janácek orchestral music. The performances of the Sinfonietta and Taras Bulba are both
José Serebrier is obviously a very talented composer, and it’s good that Naxos is giving him the opportunity to record his music under optimal conditions.
Stokowski’s Bach transcriptions have received a great deal of attention on disc lately, but this is one of the very few recordings that has the
Leopold Stokowski’s transcriptions have been getting a lot of attention on disc lately. Most particularly, DG reluctantly released an excellent disc of Mussorgsky pieces featuring
José Serebrier’s Carmen Symphony consists of 12 movements and contains all of the music in the two suites plus some nifty additional music, such as
As in his previous recording of Stokowski Bach transcriptions for Naxos, José Serebrier deploys an imaginative mix of the great man himself with other early