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Saint-Saens: A Box of Symphonies & Concertos

David Hurwitz

It’s puzzling that Brilliant Classics was unable to get any […]

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CD From Hell: The World’s Cheesiest Piano Concerto

David Hurwitz

Héraclius Djabadary (1891-1937) was a Georgian composer who allegedly showed

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Gluck: Orphée/Gedda

Robert Levine

This 1955 performance is a terrible disappointment. Who would not have wanted to hear Nicolai Gedda sing the rarely-performed tenor version of this opera in

Prokofiev & Rachmaninov: Piano works/Janis DVD

Jed Distler

Admirers of Byron Janis do not need to be told of his febrile virtuosity and inborn affinity for Russian music. But they do need to

Saint-Saens: Piano & Orch, Horn & Orch, etc.

David Hurwitz

It’s good to see this collection of Saint-Saëns piano concertos coming back in tandem with such rarities as Cyprès et Lauriers for Organ and Orchestra,

ROSAND’S Violin

Victor Carr Jr

All three of these concertos benefit from Aaron Rosand’s generous, big hearted tone and songlike phrasing. The Arensky, a pleasantly lyrical work with occasional hints