
The CD catalog suffers no lack of distinguished recordings of the Bach Cello Suites, whether full, mid-, or budget price. Ralph Kirshbaum’s 1995 readings, now
Einar Englund passed away in 1999 at the age of 83. One of Finland’s main symphonists from the post-Sibelius era, he left seven symphonies and
This release contains some of the greatest cello playing ever captured by a recording device. If Pablo Casals gave the cello prominence as a solo
If you want to hear Bach’s three cello sonatas interpreted with heartfelt phrasing and stylistic surety that never becomes self-conscious, you’ve come to the right
Norway’s Harald Saeverud, who died in 1992 at the ripe old age of 95, was a distinctive voice in contemporary music. His (comparatively) early Cello
Zubin Mehta’s “Enigma” rivals the best. Highlights include a luminous “CAE” (the composer’s wife, Alice), a charming Ysobel, a rollicking Troyte, a lofty Nimrod, a
In addition to the dark political past of their country (the civil war, the Franco years), contemporary Spanish composers have to deal with the strong
The Mark O’Connor/Yo-Yo Ma/Edgar Meyer power trio took a while to follow up their 1996 hit Appalachia Waltz, yet, no doubt about it, Appalachian Journey
This entry in Klavier’s Wind Recording Project Series presents quite a fascinating and diverse group of compositions for winds. The bright, cheerful Aegean Festival Overture
There have been a surprising number of distinguished performances of Martinu’s three excellent cello sonatas, most notably by the late pianist Rudolf Firkusný and cellist