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The six works featured in Volume 2 of Naxos’ Vivaldi Bassoon Concertos reveal how the composer’s patented quick-slow-quick three-movement format (excepting the brief four-movement “La
This welcome studio recording of Figaro is note-complete (moreso, actually, since as an appendix, two alternative arias for Susanna are included) and presented in spotless,
This is one of the finest recordings yet in Naxos’ ongoing Haydn symphony series, and if you haven’t heard these comparatively rare works, now’s your
The question to collectors is how well Béla Drahos’ Beethoven cycle with the Nicolaus Esterházy Sinfonia measures up to numerous competing budget-priced, space-saving editions on
The Haydn symphonies with numbers in the 70s don’t appear often in the concert hall or on disc, making Volume 25 of the continuing Naxos
The three works presented on this latest installment (Vol. 23) in Naxos’ ongoing series of Haydn symphonies (using three different orchestras) usually appear only when
The name of David Popper generally is known only to cellists, all of whom have had to struggle through his book of Etudes. The rest
Edouard Lalo’s early training as a cellist reveals itself throughout his two principal works for the instrument. The Sonata is all but unplayed and rarely
The flute is probably the most serene instrument of all, aside from the harp. Its sound alone has a miraculously calming effect, evoking a mood
With such a popular and relatively well-represented work (keeping in mind that Haydn generally has been horribly treated by record companies), some comparisons are in
