Cascavelle

Under the Radar: Ciccolini’s Masterly Schumann

Jed Distler

Here’s a real sleeper worth any Schumann lover’s serious consideration–and […]

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Liszt: Piano sonata, etudes, Mephisto, etc./Goerner

Jed Distler

If, like me, you missed Nelson Goerner’s splendid 1999 and 2007 single-disc Liszt releases for Cascavelle the first time around, here they are again, compiled

Beethoven: Piano Concertos/Zacharias

Jed Distler

Stemming from two concerts held in November 1994, these live Suisse Romande Radio archive recordings appear for the first time on CD, to the best

Ravel: Complete solo piano works/Entremont

Jed Distler

In most respects Philippe Entremont’s 2003/04 Ravel recordings significantly improve upon his older cycle available on Sony Essential Classics. He’s still rather a hard-toned player,

Canteloube: Auvergne songs/Madeleine Grey

Dan Davis

Canteloube’s irresistible Songs of the Auvergne never fail to give at least some satisfaction, even in the most sanitized, glossiest versions. Natalia Davrath’s idiomatic recording

Grieg: Lyric Pieces/Ciccolini

Jed Distler

Cascavelle follows up Aldo Ciccolini’s superb Chopin and Schumann releases with a three-disc set devoted to Grieg’s complete Lyric Pieces. Although these 2004 recordings date

HOMMAGE À ANDRÉ MESSAGER

Dan Davis

The booklet photos and caricatures in Cascavelle’s 2-disc André Messager tribute depict him as the ultimate dandy, the boulevardier and wildly successful composer of operettas.

Rachmaninov: 3rd piano concerto/Goerner

Jed Distler

Nelson Goerner’s beautifully modulated pianism and centered musicianship first caught my attention by way of his excellent Chopin recital released in EMI’s budget-priced Debut series.