
David Willcocks was director of the King’s College Choir when stereo recording was in its Golden Age. American listeners first heard his recordings on Argo,
Richard Hickox delivers an exciting, very swift performance of the Fourth Symphony’s outer movements, along the lines of the composer’s own or, more to the
Listeners familiar with Leopold Stokowski’s work will know to expect a highly idiosyncratic rendition of Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4. He doesn’t disappoint, as this performance
Something just isn’t right with Hickox and Chandos. The last few releases in this cycle have been mediocre to dreadful, and it’s difficult to understand
This is a very well played, generally well recorded (with one exception) Mahler Sixth. I can well imagine it having earned the rave reviews that
This six-disc set contains Claudio Arrau’s complete Liszt output for the Philips label. It includes several items absent from Philips’ “Arrau Edition” Liszt box–namely the
The first of what promises to be several boxed sets encompassing Clifford Curzon’s Decca recordings mixes familiar fare, rarities, and two previously unreleased Mozart concertos
Best known for his jazz compositions–some of which are considered “classics”–Dave Brubeck also has a number of purely classical compositions under his belt. However, owing
Sara Chang brings her stunning virtuosity to Dvorák’s magnificent (and inexplicably underperformed if not under-recorded) Violin Concerto. Even as she plays with impressive technical finesse
Anyone interested in 19th century French music for the theatre will find this collection of overtures and ballet fragments indispensable. And if you’re none too