
Rautavaara’s late works continue to reveal the hand of a master with a completely assured technique and a serenely confident personal style. Towards the Horizon,
The world-class British period-instrument ensemble Florilegium dispatches the two concertos with expected stylistic flair and technical ease, recorded in Channel Classics’ vivid, detailed sound, this
My very first encounter with the Dvorák Cello Concerto was at a live performance, a thrilling experience that precious few recordings have come close to
These are outstanding performances, as good or better than the composer’s own. Edward Gardner tears into the Four Sea Interludes with uninhibited excitement. It’s great
This is a splendidly intelligent coupling: three fine works for unusual chamber forces. The second Terzetto, Op. 75a, is better known in its arrangement for
Once again Sony/BMG and Arkivmusic.com’s on-demand reprint program pool their resources, this time in making these long-out-of-print Busoni and Reger performances available for the first
One of the more intriguing and stimulating niche-bender projects, An Evening in the Village re-imagines several works of Béla Bartók as played by bluegrass band.
No real precedent existed for Richard Foreman’s musical theater madhouse Doctor Selavy’s Magic Theatre. It held forth during the 1972/73 Off-Broadway season, drawing packed houses
Ned Rorem describes this performance of his Double Concerto for Violin and Cello as “perfect”, so it would be presumptuous to challenge his opinion of
Naxos’ ongoing series of Ned Rorem orchestral music recordings offers well-deserved recognition to a major American composer. This latest release is no less rewarding than