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Long thought lost and apparently only recently rediscovered, the two song-symphonies Landschaften and Menschheit have much in common. In a conceptual sense, both clearly are
Janet Maguire might hold the record for blooming late as a composer. Born in Chicago in 1927, she has made her home in Europe nearly
Black Sounds, written for a ballet depicting the act of murder, is an unrelentingly intense work that packs a good deal of violence into its
James Levine leads a fleet and efficient Beethoven Seventh, with brisk tempos, crisp, tidy phrasing, and no repeats whatsoever. The Munich Philharmonic responds with playing
You might say that one benefit of Roger Quilter’s folksong arrangements is to show just how much more proficient and artful are Britten’s and Vaughan
Amy Beach’s songs are pleasant enough, and certainly well-crafted, with smartly chosen texts–Burns, Longfellow, Browning, Shelley, and some lesser-known poets, including Beach herself. But most
This is an excellent, absolutely world-class recording of Bach’s B minor Mass. Anyone familiar with the work of the Dresden Chamber Choir knows that it
Here is a fine mixed assortment of music by Arnold Schoenberg. All of the performances are high quality, and two of them are now my
The Verdi Requiem is one of those awe-inspiring works that rarely gets a performance matching its greatness. It certainly doesn’t get it in Riccardo Muti’s
This oddity from Berlin in 1982 is more than worth a listen. Here we have a bunch of great singers, an always interesting conductor, and
