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If your collection is in need of some German late-Romantic-style choral music–ardent emotional character, ultra-chromatic coloring, dense textures, primarily homophonic, heavy with reminders of the
Thank heaven–and all those composers who found true inspiration in the Christmas story–for a new recording of Christmas choral music that preserves the season’s sacred
On the surface of things, Giuseppe Martucci’s keyboard writing stirs its brew from the potent founts of Chopin, Mendelssohn, Liszt, and, at times, Brahms. But
The Byrd masses have received a pretty fair shake on recordings; almost no one who shouldn’t record them has foisted a mediocre performance on the
Spanning nearly six decades of material, this collection of chamber works by Jean Françaix (1912-97) proves a certain continuity in his vision and style. Take
Alfredo Casella (1883-1947) was one of the great neo-classical masters in the first half of the 20th century. Here’s a broad sampling of chamber works
In our century, 16th-century English composer Orlando Gibbons’ reputation rests primarily on his choral church music–a revered body of service music, hymns, motets, and anthems.
Although Johann Eberlin (1702-62) was a prominent enough composer that Leopold Mozart made sure his young son Wolfgang studied his liturgical works, the older musician
In the 20th century, chamber works often have been the domain of a composer’s more personal or private musical expression wherein unfamiliar motifs can freely
Hummel’s Piano Quintet fuses Mozartean grace with ingenuous harmonic detours à la Schubert. Like Schubert’s better known “Trout” Quintet, Hummel’s also employs a piano-violin-viola-cello-double bass
