
In this fifth volume, Bridge Records’ ongoing Elliott Carter series offers an extremely wide-ranging collection of nine compositions for various chamber forces, as well as
We have long needed a good modern recording of the complete Bachianas Brasileiras, and this set fills the bill nicely. It was exactly 20 years
It’s hard not to love Hyperion’s ongoing exploration of the romantic concertante literature. With series devoted to the piano, violin, and viola already in progress,
Here’s an interesting program, one of those well-planned recitals that adds up to something greater than the sum of its parts. All of the music
These are good performances of Haydn’s late trios, three of his finest works in the medium, that will appeal to you more if you prefer
This disc contains much delightful chamber music playing. Carnival of the Animals receives a bold, exciting reading in which the players really romp through this
Chinary Ung, born in 1942 in Cambodia, is now one of the most respected living American composers. These four compositions are typical of his work,
While the major labels dilute their slimmed-down classical budgets trying to find artists to market like pop stars, EigenArt and other small outfits seem to
What’s not to like when Schubert’s “Trout Quintet” falls into the solid and seasoned hands of Wolfgang Sawallisch and his colleagues? Recorded in 1997 for
The clean, vivid, and simpatico teamwork cellist Anne Gastinel and pianist François-Frederic Guy bring to Beethoven is a joy to experience, not to mention their