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There’s some very attractive music here, but unfortunately the biggest piece isn’t the most interesting. Karlowicz’s “Rebirth” Symphony, like so many late Romantic effusions, doesn’t
The ghosts of Shostakovich and Prokofiev hang over Kabalevsky’s two piano concertos, the second of which makes a far more imposing impression than the third,
Vernon Handley’s credentials in 20th century British music are second to none, and it goes without saying that this complete Bax cycle offers idiomatic and
This reissue, a compilation from two Collins Classics recordings from 1992 and 1994, contains some excellent performances–notably the Tippett Spirituals and the Poulenc Sept Répons–but
This extremely well played and vividly recorded disc offers an excellent overview of Shostakovich’s work as a film composer. More importantly, it relates his output
This splendid second volume pairing works by Anglo-Australian composers Edgar Bainton and Hubert Clifford restores some very distinguished and charming music to the catalog. Bainton’s
Nelson Goerner’s beautifully modulated pianism and centered musicianship first caught my attention by way of his excellent Chopin recital released in EMI’s budget-priced Debut series.
Avoiding the tendency toward nationalist spirit that motivated his Polish colleagues, Mieczyslaw Karlowicz’s music cleaves to the lush late-Romantic orchestral sound world and heavy-handed philosophical
Having already extensively explored Leopold Stokowski’s famous Bach transcriptions, Chandos now turns to famous arrangements by everyone else. There are some real discoveries here, particularly
Yoshimatsu’s Symphony No. 4 begins in a beguilingly sunny atmosphere, with bright string and woodwind textures adorning irresistibly charming melodies–a setting that brings to mind
