
It’s interesting to see even smallish labels like LINN offering […]
There has been a lot of water flowing under the
One of the biggest questions regarding multichannel recording as it applies to classical music–and orchestral music in particular–is what to do with the rear speakers.
Pentatone’s remastered reissue of Heinz Holliger’s baroque concerto program, a mid-1970s LP staple on Philips, will be welcomed back by all but the most diehard
In the context of a concert you easily could gain satisfaction from these tasteful, solidly turned out Mozart performances. However, in the permanent world of
Forget the tacky title. There’s some fine music in this collection of generally meditative music. The outstanding items are John Alden Carpenter’s lovely Sea Drift,
Arnold Bax’s Seventh symphony had a reputation for being one of his weaker works, and I suppose this view is founded on the premise that
The most spectacular performance here, Vladimir Ashkenazy’s nerve-tingling Sibelius En Saga with the Philharmonia Orchestra, hardly fits the “Nordic Suites” category of Eloquence’s title, any
Janet Baker’s Scarlatti/Monteverdi recital is rarely cited as one of the gems of her discography, but it deserves that accolade. Perhaps its relative neglect is
If you type Q149 in Search Reviews you’ll find my review of the Archiv performance of this opera, which is the one you should own.