Stamic Quartet

Karel Kovařovic’s (Mostly) Anonymous String Quartets

Jed Distler

A composition pupil of Zdenek Fibich, Karel Kovařovic (1862-1920) was the director of the Prague National Theater who (in)famously turned down Janácek’s opera Jenufa for

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The Stamic Quartet’s Great Weinberg & Bloch Combo

Jens F. Laurson

For it being one of the absolutely great chamber works of the 20th century, there aren’t actually that many good recordings of the Mieczysław Weinberg

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Martinu Chamber Stuff Panton C

David Hurwitz

This enterprising CD contains two premiere recordings: the First Piano Quintet (1933), and the String Quartet in E-flat (here called No. “Zero”) of 1917. Along

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“Bach-maninov” from Alexandre Tharaud

Jed Distler May 25, 2025

Harding’s Tosca – Big and Brash

Robert Levine May 25, 2025

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CD From Hell: Sokolov’s Bogus Profundity In Mozart and Rachmaninov

David Hurwitz May 25, 2025

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Benjamin Bernheim Rules as Met’s Hoffmann Metropolitan Opera House, Lincoln Center, NY; Oct 24, 2024 Offenbach’s Tales of Hoffmann is a nasty work. Despite its
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Finally, It’s SIR John
by ClassicsToday
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He’d received many honors before, but it wasn’t until last week that John Rutter, best known for his choral compositions and arrangements, especially works related