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Martin Zehn’s traversal of Messiaen’s complete Catalogue D’Oiseaux was released by Arte Nova in 2000, and is now repackaged with an eye-catching cover photo. The
The novelty item on this super-budget disc is the posthumous Double Concerto for Violin, Viola, and Orchestra by Benjamin Britten, edited by Colin Matthews from
George Enescu’s larger works likely will always be the province of connoisseurs. One of the greatest child prodigies in history, a natural genius on a
Within a short time after its formation in 1992, the Rubin Quartet quickly emerged as a potent contender among Europe’s young chamber ensembles. These four
Adrian Leaper’s light, fresh-sounding Mahler Symphony No. 1 emphasizes the music’s bucolic nature and evokes the youthful Mahler of the Wunderhorn songs. Indeed, this gentle
The Russian Quartet imposes no particular interpretive view on Borodin’s string quartets, letting the music speak plainly–a little too plainly in the case of Quartet
As with his well-received Beethoven Symphony cycle, David Zinman offers a fresh and compelling take on the Missa solemnis featuring brisk tempos, lively phrasing, and
Christopher Hogwood’s ongoing series of “Modern Classics” for Arte Nova presents enjoyable programs that make for very appealing listening taken as a whole. Here he
Are there any bad recordings of the Concierto de Aranjuez? This certainly isn’t one. Luis Orlandini plays very enthusiastically, with a focused tone and plenty
Adrian Leaper proves a sensitive and refined Ravel conductor, attuned to the music’s luminous colors and rhythmic nuances. This makes the more exotic passages of
