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Kurt Atterberg’s Cello Concerto is so beautiful and melodically attractive that you hardly notice the absence of thematic development (partly a function of the composer’s
This music is nasty. I mean, let’s face it: what can you expect from a violin concerto inspired by the emotions of “abject terror, grief,
In most respects these are extremely compelling, stylish performances, but they nevertheless earn only a guarded recommendation. Tempos are lively, but never to the point
This is a powerful release–music for two violins performed by the mighty force that is Alexandr Bulov and Ilya Gringolts. Their performance of Duetti per
If you’re looking for great SACD multi-channel sonics in this music, then this release is the way to go. Given the brilliance of Respighi’s scoring,
Armas Järnefelt was Sibelius’ brother-in-law and a well known conductor in his day, spending most of his career in and about Stockholm. As a composer
Outstanding SACD sonics and vibrant playing make this a most appealing collection. The concept–“three theatrical symphonies”–is dubious: while the origins of Symphonies Nos. 50 and
Kalevi Aho really is a good composer–you can tell right from the beginning of his Second Piano Concerto. Scored only for keyboard and strings, the
This series started out with generally excellent recordings of the early concertos, and has gone steadily downhill thanks to Andrew Parrott’s systematic reduction of Beethoven’s
Allan Pettersson is best known, even notorious in some circles, for having composed some of the bleakest symphonic music of the post-war era, especially those
