
I suppose this series is being recorded for the Korean market, and in the Seoul Philharmonic South Korea certainly has an orchestra to be proud
The main purpose in putting this set together, obviously, was
Dutilleux is of course best known for his small but
If you want all of Messiaen’s orchestral and vocal-orchestral music
Of course if you are a Bocelli fan you will buy this whether it’s good, bad, or indifferent; if you just love Carmen you probably
It has been a while since we’ve seen a new recording of Ravel’s masterpiece, which isn’t surprising. Despite its popularity and luscious orchestral sonority, Daphnis
A few decades from now, someone will put together a series of recordings devoted to “the greatest tenors of the 21st century”. Will Ben Heppner
This new recording of Messiaen’s Des canyons aux étoiles… makes a very impressive case for a colorful and ambitious work, and is even more successful
It goes without saying that the Vienna Philharmonic’s “scrape section” (as Anna Russell called it) should do nicely by Dvorák’s luscious String Serenade, and so
Olivier Messiaen remains one of the luckiest composers on discs. His works are all widely performed and recorded by dedicated artists prepared to do them