
Had Julius Reubke (1834-58) not died at 24, you wonder how this tremendously gifted composer would have developed. His two large-scale works, the organ sonata
The same very competent and accomplished forces are back in Volume 2 of Analekta’s series devoted to the instrumental and vocal music of Bach/Handel contemporary
Christmas music fans will find a generous mix of familiar carols with seasonal songs from a wide variety of European countries, the latter consisting of
Listeners intrigued by the music of ill-fated Canadian prodigy André Mathieu (1929-68) will find plenty to pique their curiosity here. This performance of the delightfully
The Gryphon Trio must be counted as fine a threesome as any before the public today, and this new disc offers a view of Beethoven
If anything, Volume 2 of Geneviève Soly’s remarkable survey of Graupner harpsichord partitas offers even more riches than the first volume. What makes these works
This is a very strange collection. The best performances are the two works by the two Canadian composers, Claude Champagne’s tangy and charming Danse villageoise,
Few musical traditions have endured in such pure form as has the practice of Gregorian chant, and in its representation here by the Benedictine moniales
If you’ve a hankering for light, airy, and Fauré-like Brahms cello sonatas, check out this release. Cellist Yegor Dyachkov and pianist Jean Saulnier make beautiful,
Luc Beauséjour plays a mean harpsichord, and these muscular, vibrant performances exude a level of energy exceptional even in music not known for its sense