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Ruperto Chapí (1851-1909) is best known for a string of splendid Zarzuelas, the most famous of which is probably La Revoltosa, but he composed works
This is without doubt one of the finest collections of Latin American classical music in the catalog. All of the music is great, offering a
Originally released on Dorian, these fine performances constitute the only complete cycle currently available of the 17 string quartets that pepper Villa-Lobos’ entire career. The
This collection of feisty, vibrant, gutsy, and overall brilliant string quartets is sure to blow away anyone’s impression of chamber music as stuffy or tedious.
According to this disc’s liner notes, David Stock considers himself mostly an orchestral composer–and these performances of his string quartets prove this claim. Stock has
Villa-Lobos isn’t usually thought of as an “intellectual” composer, and this may account in some part for the neglect of his 17 string quartets, surely
