
Judging from his latest release, pianist Sheng Cai has been honing his craft and his artistry over the years. His approach to Rachmaninov’s Moments Musicaux
You name any instrument or combination thereof and I give you a recording of the Goldberg Variations to match it. Nearly, anyway. The good versions
Haydn’s Seven Last Words of the Savior on the Cross exists in four versions: the orchestral original, the oratorio arrangement, and transcriptions for string quartet
When you hear the opening “soldier’s chorus” (“Gloire immortelle de nos aïeux”) from Gounod’s Faust you may be reminded for a moment of something the
As many times as I’ve heard the medieval carol “There is no rose”, it still works its mysterious magic–and especially so when performed as beautifully
Each generation of pianists contains at least a handful of artists who take the time to delve into Grieg’s Lyric Pieces, such as Walter Gieseking,
Janina Fialkowska’s 2008 and 2011 all-Chopin recital discs for Atma
Janina Fialkowska’s first-ever solo Schubert release enchants from start to finish. She shapes the exposition of the little A major sonata’s Allegro moderato with a
By now Canadian soprano Karina Gauvin has appeared on a couple of dozen recordings and she always impresses. Aside from some Mozart, Britten, Barber, and
The polished pianism and serious musicianship characterizing David Jalbert’s recording of the Shostakovich Preludes & Fugues are also apparent throughout his performance of Bach’s Goldberg