Lydian String Quartet

BOYHarold Shapero: String Serenade, Quartet, Trio/Lydian Qt.

David Hurwitz

Harold Shapero’s music is a treasure, and how fortunate we are even at this late date to be able to recognize his relatively small output

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Yehudi Wyner

Victor Carr Jr

This impressive collection of works by Yehudi Wyner (b. 1929) begins with On this Most Voluptuous Night, masterful settings of five poems by William Carlos

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Harbison Chamber

Victor Carr Jr

This Musica Omnia Beyond the Notes release comes with a second CD containing discussions of the music by John Harbison himself. Though the composer (perhaps

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Historical Gems: Stokowski’s Yummy Dvorák & RVW

David Hurwitz September 14, 2025

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Reference Recording: Hengelbrock’s Death-Defying Dvorák 4th

David Hurwitz September 14, 2025

Scintillating Schulhoff, Dynamic Dvorák

David Vernier September 14, 2025

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