
The choice item in this second volume of Deutsche Grammophon’s budget Furtwängler/Berlin Philharmonic collection is the 1942 Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2 with Edwin Fischer.
Shulamit Ran has an ear for a good sonority and a gift for pacing and drama, but her choice of language makes her work difficult
Three major works demarcate Aaron Copland’s output for violin and piano, alongside a handful of shorter character pieces and Louis Kaufman’s effective arrangements of the
Listeners may wonder why yet another recording of Bach’s suites has been made, cellist Ivan Monighetti muses coyly in his notes. “I admit,” he continues,
In his latest project for Berlin Classics, cellist Jan Vogler gives us a rapturously sweet Saint-Saëns. It’s a good match of repertoire and artist, even
Kitty Brazelton is a consummate New York composer, and it shows in these five pieces. Like the city itself, her music is big and brash
What more can anyone to add 75 years’ worth of commentary about these vital, communicative, timeless interpretations? Each trio member’s strong individual profile asserts itself,
The music of German émigré composer Ernst Toch featured on this disc shows a fertile mind at work. Toch often is often compared with Hindemith
Bach’s cello suites abound in superlative recordings, from Casals’ still potent pioneering set (Naxos) to riveting cycles from Boris Pergamenschikov (Hänssler) and Torleif Thedéen (BIS)
When people say they love music that is “sincere”, it is very likely that they are talking about the sort of thing that Errollyn Wallen