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It’s possible that Francesco Corti’s distinction as a conductor and a collaborative keyboard artist overshadows his considerable gifts as a harpsichord soloist. For example, whoever
Only heaven (and perhaps the Pope) knows exactly how many recordings there must be of Palestrina’s famed Missa Papae Marcelli, but it’s unusual to find
This is a reissue of a performance originally released on Deutsche Harmonia Mundi in Europe, one of the label’s final offerings before it was dissolved
Creating instrumental arrangements of highlights from operas has been done ever since there were operas, but the practice of arranging the music for a specific
Biber’s Mystery Sonatas offer a feast of violinistic challenges, from the different tunings required in each of the 16 works, to exposed, virtuosic writing that
Haydn’s Op. 9 quartets, often lost among the jewels of the Opp. 33, 76, etc., have some worthwhile moments that have not been properly appreciated
Unlike many other of his string quartets, Haydn’s “Prussian” quartets are rarely recorded on a program by themselves and generally enjoy less attention than, say,
Early music fans, if you haven’t heard about this new disc from Crawford Young’s Ferrara Ensemble, you now have no excuse to delay getting your
You could write a whole treatise–quite a few actually–on the music featured on this fine disc from the early music ensemble La Reverdie. But, if
This set comprises the “Hoffmeister” quartet (written following the six “Haydn” quartets), and the three “Prussian” quartets–works that caused Mozart considerable struggle. He spoke of
