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Swedish composer Emil Sjögren (1853-1918) is perhaps best remembered outside his native land for his songs that were popularized by the great tenor Jussi Björling,
It’s always good to see Saint-Saëns’ delightful concertos getting some attention from young pianists, particularly after years of comparative neglect. Noriko Ogawa’s performance of the
In the middle of a triangle between Iceland, Scotland, and Norway lie the Faroe Islands. Since the early 1980s, a group of Faroese composers has
Bright Sheng was born in China in 1955 but has spent most of his life in the United States. Most notably, he studied composition and
Péter Eötvös (1944), born in Transylvania and educated throughout Europe, has made a living conducting some of the most prestigious ensembles on the Continent. His
The two works on this release are relatively easy-going affairs that attempt, with some success, at melding various aspects of popular music–Imants Kalninš’s “Rock” Symphony
Masaaki Suzuki’s Cannes Classical Award-winning performance of the St. John Passion was exceptional, and raised high expectations for this successor. While very good, this isn’t
The Quartetto David’s Cherubini cycle concludes with this excellent disc containing the composer’s last two quartets. Their playing is up to the very high standards
C.P.E. Bach was a marvelous composer, and it’s rather amazing to consider that until BIS began this estimable series, the vast majority of his more
Norway’s Harald Saeverud, who died in 1992 at the ripe old age of 95, was a distinctive voice in contemporary music. His (comparatively) early Cello
