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There is only one questionable moment on this well-filled disc of Janácek orchestral music: the string-led apotheosis in the last movement of Taras Bulba, right
This disc is as beautifully planned as it is played and engineered. The two Saint-Saëns cello concertos are superb pieces–succinct, shapely, melodically memorable, passionate and
It’s time to talk about the king of instruments. I refer, of course, to the tam-tam. They come in all shapes and sizes, and most
First some housekeeping. This version of the suite from The Cunning LIttle Vixen is allegedly the “final” edition prepared by Charles Mackerras, consisting largely of
At eight discs for the price of three, this is
There are so many excellent versions of this concerto, and
Norway is a gorgeous country, and it’s no surprise that
You can have too much of a good thing, but
Prokofiev’s Sixth Symphony seems to be a tough work to pull off, and it’s a credit to Andrew Litton and his team that they do
Andrew Litton’s first series of Rachmaninov recordings, for Virgin, was excellent; there’s no doubt that he has a real feel for this music. That affinity
