Orchestral

Big Boxes: Pollini’s [Almost] Complete DG Recordings

Jed Distler

Among prominent pianists of our time, Maurizio Pollini represented the […]

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Reference Recording: Zinman’s Classic Schumann Symphonies

David Hurwitz

Hot on the heels of Daniel Barenboim’s sensational Schumann cycle

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Mahler: Symphony No. 2/Zinman SACD

David Hurwitz

Had this disc been released a couple of decades ago, it might have been hailed as a nice addition to the Mahler discography, but today

Mahler: Symphony No. 3/Zinman SACD

David Hurwitz

David Zinman’s Mahler cycle really hits its stride with this remarkable performance of the Third Symphony. It only has two small drawbacks worth mentioning. First,

Under the Radar: Bronfman and Zinman’s Stellar Beethoven Early Concertos

David Hurwitz

The period-instrument movement has accomplished some wonderful things, not least

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Donohoe’s Harty Piano Concerto

David Hurwitz

I disliked Naxos’ recording of Hamilton Harty’s Irish Symphony, finding the performance overly breathless and oddly balanced, but this version of the Piano Concerto is

Revisit: Frith’s Field Piano Concertos 5 & 6

ClassicsToday

Benjamin Frith’s survey of John Field’s piano concertos makes a fine impression with Nos. 5 and 6. The former, “L’incendie par l’Orage” (“Fire by Lightning”–a