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There are three Kempe Tchaikovsky Fifths: a Berlin Philharmonic studio recording from the late 50s (now on Testament), a Bavarian Radio live broadcast from 1974
Harsh, edgy sound strips this remastered 1974 recording of desirable warmth and seriously impairs its rating on the ear-friendliness scale. It’s not unlistenable by any
There’s a certain cartoonish zeal to the avant-garde music of Olga Neuwirth. From an orchestra coupled with live electronics, she can draw some sounds that
Bang on a Can attacks In C, the first piece of musical minimalism (born, according to the composer, “on a spring night in 1964”) with
The German avant-garde has done it again, producing another composer who lives in serious fear of not being misunderstood. Hans Zender, whose music is a
The music on this disc ranges from impossible to excruciating. One of the selling points of the contemporary avant-garde is its intellectual obscurity and the
Robert Schumann derided arrangements, but here’s a CD of his chamber works in which most of the music is presented in transcriptions he made himself
Although not well known to CD buyers, Yves Prin (b. 1933) is a much respected name in the field of French contemporary music, both as
A delightful collection. Casadesus plays Rameau to the manner born. Highlights include a comically zippy Le Rappel des Oiseaux and a lusciously flowing Les Niais
This release functions more as a showcase for the assorted soloists’ talents than a presentation of Mozart’s music. The artists in question give highly accomplished
