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On paper the Britten and Shostakovich violin concertos make for an apt pair. The two composers were longtime friends who were very familiar with each
Simon Rattle is a cypher. His highly variable achievement on
Here, in one convenient box, are all of Marin Alsop’s
Is it laziness or arrogance that induces a label to claim that a disc contains premiere recordings of unusual music when, in truth, all of
This is without a doubt the finest single disc coupling
Here we have yet another underwhelming Prokofiev Fifth, a symphony that seems to suffer from more mediocre performances than just about any other. Part of
José Serebrier’s several discs of Stokowski transcriptions for Naxos were very successful, as this well-chosen selection reminds us. Stoki was not really a “great” orchestrator,
Nicola Benedetti’s view of the Shostakovich is poised and flowing, rather than raw and edgy. Of course, the music has the raw and edgy part
Ries’ Concerto Pastoral is delightful, from the woodwind warbling with
Its length–nearly 50 minutes–and size of performing forces–tenor soloist, choir, and orchestra–certainly qualify Herbert Howells’ Stabat Mater as a significant work. And indeed the seven-movement
