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The most attractive aspect of the Duo Campion-Vachon’s disc devoted to four-hand arrangements of Duke Ellington is how the selections juxtapose “greatest hits” such as
Anton Kuerti approaches Brahms’ piano concertos in the taut, fire-and-brimstone manner espoused by his one-time teacher, Rudolf Serkin, as opposed to the magisterial breadth characterizing
There’s almost zero recorded competition in this repertoire, and fortunately for listeners who enjoy Italian Baroque cantatas, Matthew White is a superb advocate for Scarlatti’s
For ensemble rapport and technical flexibility alone, violinist Jean-François Rivest and his fortepianist accomplice David Breitman arguably dominate the Mozart sonata period-instrument recording short list.
Who knew violin virtuoso James Ehnes was a pianist! He demonstrates his facility for the keyboard on this disc’s final track, a decently played, heartfelt
The intelligence, sensitivity, and innate musicality distinguishing violinist James Ehnes’ terrific unaccompanied Bach carries over to his first volume of the composer’s sonatas with harpsichord.
Collection CDs tend to get buried in the bins, but here’s a lovely selection of French music for violin and orchestra that spotlights the artistry
Violin soloist and La Pietà leader Angèle Dubeau wanted to make the “strong emotions” that embody the meaning of “passion” the theme of a recording–and
What a fascinating novelty André Mathieu’s Concerto de Québec is! A child prodigy of Mozartian facility, Mathieu wrote the work in the early 1940s when
This series deserves far more attention than it is likely to get in today’s oversaturated market. Geneviève Soly is a marvelous performer, and her advocacy
