
These performances have enjoyed only very spotty availability domestically, and […]
Busoni scholar Antony Beaumont has had mixed success as a
Richard Strauss likely will remain best known for his lush
If you loved some of Paavo Järvi’s Beethoven symphony performances,
Unbelievable! Just when you thought you’d heard it all, along comes a new Beethoven symphony disc that proves once again that there’s no such thing
This unusual coupling works surprisingly well, God only knows why. Perhaps the Britten’s neo-classical (or Baroque) leanings and formal freedom sit well next to Beethoven’s
No performance of the Ninth with chamber forces has ever done it justice, and good as this is (or at least consistent as this cycle
Although I’ve admired David Fray’s crisply articulated, neo-Glenn Gouldian solo Bach playing live and on disc, this release containing four of the composer’s keyboard concertos
Trumpeter Alison Balsom’s bold and brilliant playing engenders a fresh-eared listening of the warhorse Haydn and Hummel concertos. Balsom’s robust phrasing combined with a confidence
If you can get past the ugly, cavernous sound quality surrounding Piotr Anderszewski’s piano in the Op. 126 Bagatelles, you’ll better appreciate his fastidiously detailed