
Henry Charles Litolff (1818-1891) was celebrated as a first-rate pianist boasting a solid pedigree: he studied with Mendelssohn’s mentor Ignaz Moscheles, taught Hans von Bulow,
A composition pupil of Zdenek Fibich, Karel Kovařovic (1862-1920) was the director of the Prague National Theater who (in)famously turned down Janácek’s opera Jenufa for
Composer and pianist Roger Sacheverell Coke (1912-1972) was born into
If you’ve never heard of Josef Labor (1842-1924), you’re not alone. I only learned about him because he made what is considered to be the
Sony Classical’s budget price release of a 1978 Beethoven cycle
At least since the days of lutes and viols composers and performers recognized and exploited the favorable combination of plucked and bowed strings. And yet
As much as I appreciated the performances by Sara Bartolucci
The idea of playing the vocal part of Schubert’s Winterreise on the modern slide trombone may seem far-fetched on paper, yet the multi-talented Matthew Gee’s
The scrupulous ensemble polish and textural transparency characterizing many of the Hagen Quartet’s performances sometimes spill over into preciosity and archness, as in this recording
Although Max Reger most likely intended his four-hand Brandenburg Concerto arrangements for home use, the thickly textured writing generally lies beyond the grasp of the