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Mariss Jansons’ EMI Shostakovich symphony cycle took nearly two decades to complete, yet it was mere weeks after the release of the final installment (Symphonies
Mark Wigglesworth’s Shostakovich cycle has been remarkably consistent, and on the whole very fine. This release includes the composer’s first three symphonies, a feat made
I wouldn’t rule out that a small orchestra with something to say can’t do invigorating romantic music—even Bruckner. Thomas Dausgaard’s Bruckner Second comes to mind,
Hans Rosbaud, born in Graz, Austria in 1895, led Germany’s
Beautifully played, warmly recorded, this performance wallows in the kind of torpor you feel on a hot summer day: the more it tries to move,
Bruckner marks the first movement of the Sixth “Majestoso.” This
Yes, you saw it correctly. Asking the Tapiola Sinfonietta (about
Macbeth is one of Strauss’ earlier tone poems, and it really does not deserve the neglect that it has suffered in recent years. It has
Naxos has done it again! Francis Poulenc’s delicious Concert Champêtre for harpsichord and orchestra, surely the finest work of its genre, also is one of
It was bound to happen: the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra has finally gotten around to recording Stravinsky’s “Orpheus”. At 50 minutes, this disc offers somewhat short
