Letonja; Marko

One For The Books: Spyres’ BARITENOR

Robert Levine

Shortly after I heard and reviewed Amici e Rivali, a CD devoted to duets by Rossini sung by tenors Michael Spyres and Lawrence Brownlee, I

Weingartner: Fifth Symphony SACD

David Hurwitz

Felix Weingartner’s symphonies go through all the motions: the allegros try to be purposefully developmental, the adagios strive for elevated tone. The finale of the

Weingartner: Symphony No. 3 SACD

David Hurwitz

Beethoven’s “Eroica” teaches all subsequent generations of composers a critical lesson: the longer the work, the more clear-cut the large-scale form needs to be, and

Weingartner: Orchestral works, Vol. 2

David Hurwitz

I enjoyed the first volume in this series very much, and this next installment continues the favorable impression. Felix Weingartner was a symphonist in the

Weingartner: Symphony 1

David Hurwitz

Only three years’ Mahler’s junior, Felix Weingartner (1863-1942) writes like a member of the older generation, but that’s not a bad thing at all given