
For the third volume in his complete Messiaen piano music survey, pianist Paul Kim is joined by his son Matthew in the seven-movement two-piano cycle
Early-music listeners will appreciate the careful attention lavished on these 17th-century instrumental works, composed by John Jenkins and Matthew Locke for violin, bass viol, and
Brian Dykstra is a professor of music and chair of the music department at the College of Wooster in Ohio. As a pianist, he’s something
Neither the CD jacket nor booklet notes tell us anything about pianist Barbara Meister, other than that she recorded this recital of 20th Century American
Primarily known as a composer of organ music, Josef Rheinberger (1839-1901) was no slouch when it came to writing for the piano. In fact, the
Richard Cionco offers an excellently chosen cross-section of Latin-American compositions that take their cue from traditional dance and song. Even the Bach-influenced passages that permeate
The surface style of Debussy’s Preludes Book I speaks of allure, suggestion, and subtle tints, yet the composer achieves these qualities by virtue of his
In an age where pianists habitually record complete cycles or lump together works in the same genre, it’s nice to see Sang Mi Chung opt
Listening to this collection of piano and chamber works by Jan Radzynski (b. 1950) I sense a composer with a wide range of influences and
Silvius Leopold Weiss, most celebrated lutenist of the 18th century and the instrument’s most prolific composer, served in the musically illustrious Dresden court, was well-traveled