
Romain Descharmes concludes his generally impressive cycle of Saint-Saëns piano concertos with this coupling of the formerly popular Fourth, and the increasingly popular Fifth. His
Naxos already has a nearly identical disc featuring soloist Maria
This program really is wonderful. It’s great to see the
Soustrot’s Saint-Saëns symphony cycle was quite good, and this new project looks to be similarly successful. For my money, the five piano concertos remain one
This second volume in Naxos’ ongoing Saint-Saëns symphony cycle is as good as the first. I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised in this day and
All of Saint-Saëns’ symphonies have been thrown into the shadows by the popularity of the last of them, the famous “Organ” Symphony (No. 3). This
Philippe Gaubert (1879-1941) died of a stroke just a few days after the premiere of this splendid ballet, a grand work in the best French
Denyce Graves has to be taken as a complete package: she’s an attractive woman who impresses on stage, and she’s an intelligent artist with a
The cathedral-like acoustics (at least as they sound on this recording) of the Bonn Beethovenhalle, and Marc Soustrot’s self-effacing, reverential conducting make this Missa solemnis
What on earth could have motivated such a reliable and sophisticated label as MDG to release this redundant and artistically uninspiring disc? Marc Soustrot offers