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Chandos and Neeme Järvi return to scenes of former glory in this latest outing from the RSNO. Henk de Vlieger’s Wagner “Adventure” was recorded by
Here at last we have a recording of Barber’s marvelous Piano Concerto to rival (if not surpass) the classic Szell/Browning recording for CBS (Sony), a
Naxos launches its Samuel Barber orchestral music series with this very impressive recording, noteworthy both for its inclusion of the rarely heard Second Symphony, as
This very well played and sympathetically conducted release does nothing to dispel the impression Richard Arnell’s music makes of a dutiful, well-trained, conservative composer with
John Gardner (b. 1917) is a composer who’s difficult to fathom. The light overture Midsummer Ale is delicious, full of good tunes, and well-orchestrated. The
This disc is wholly delightful. Perhaps the most exciting “find” is Geirr Tveitt’s orchestration of the Ballade, which sounds amazingly like–Geirr Tveitt! It’s gorgeous. Tveitt
Sino-American composer Ge Gan-ru writes in an immediately identifiable, intriguingly personal style. On the one hand, you find passages based on texture and timbre using
This disc completes Marin Alsop’s Samuel Barber orchestral music traversal for Naxos. Overall, it is a distinguished collection, and although this wrap-up falters a bit,
Boy is this sexy! The ballet suite The Masque of the Red Death gives Strauss’ Salome a very good run for its money in the
Havard Gimse turns in an exceptionally fine performance of the perennially fresh Grieg Piano Concerto. He launches the first movement with apt bravura, and it’s
