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Stravinsky said that he thought it was important to record his own music so that future generations will know how it should be played, even
The Bottom Line: Entitled “Recollection,” this very well curated boxed
Recently I have had many occasions to remark on the
Charles Mackerras has suggested that Dvorák was the greatest composer
Supraphon has smartly gathered all of their orchestral recordings of
At 80 years young, Charles Mackerras remains one of the great conductors of our era, not to mention one of the most unheralded. His unfailing
You’ve heard of The Red Violin? Well, Pavel Sporcl plays a blue one, part of his pop-star image. I suppose we should be grateful it’s
Needless to say, this release is a mixed bag. The Dvorák is quite good. After a slightly soggy opening, Václav Smetácek turns in a terrific
Ernest Bloch composed five magnificent major works for soloist and orchestra (and several minor ones). These include the two on this disc plus Voice in
Suk’s early Symphony in E not surprisingly sounds very much like updated Dvorák. It’s a tuneful, mostly sunny piece with some extremely beautiful melodies (particularly
