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Whatever humorous intentions lurk beneath the bubbly surface of Beethoven’s duo for viola, cello, and “two obbligato eyeglasses”, its technical challenges are no joke. Oleg
If ever there were a recording that should be played in small doses, it’s this one! Alan Hovhaness’ serene, metaphysical, meditative music can send you
Frans Brüggen and the Orchestra of the 18th Century stand apart from most other “period” performers with their more robust sound and their bold, fresh
Carlos Kleiber’s Beethoven Seventh and the first of Herbert von Karajan’s three Strauss Don Quixotes (with cellist Pierre Fournier portraying the befuddled Knight) are time-honored
In the main, this excellently recorded but dully conducted Don Quixote adds up to an attractive calling card for cello soloist Alexander Rudin. His portrayal
Testament’s remastering is a marginal improvement over Decca’s deleted transfers of these early 1950s Strauss recordings. Even in their day, they faced strong competition. For
The notes that accompany this CD of music by American composer Steven Gerber (b. 1948) relate that his early music explored facets of atonality and
The efforts of the Prague-based Prazák Quartet are sabotaged by Praga’s engineers who provide it with brittle sound that thins ensemble, puts an upper treble
Bernard Haitink conducts Brahms’ Double Concerto in a broad, big-boned manner, slightly slower than his later remake for EMI, but no less vital. He is
A few years ago, Marco Polo released an interesting series of Flemish orchestral music, introducing us to names such as Gilson, De Boeck, Poot, and
