
Chandos does it again! In a contracting classical recording industry glutted by endless duplications of the same old repertoire, this label continues to find ways
We badly need a great Haydn sonata cycle on a modern instrument, and on evidence here Jean-Efflam Bavouzet’s promises to be just the ticket. It’s
If the coupling suits, I can recommend this disc with only very minor reservations. All of these pieces reflect the mature Martinu (the earliest, the
As one can gather from some of the titles of the operas represented in this collection, this CD is part of Chandos’ ongoing “Opera in
I had the good fortune to be present at a performance of the third part of the Cosmic Trilogy (“Supernova”) at a concert given by
Kathryn Stott has long been an exponent of Fauré’s music, and a very good one as this lovely performance of the Fourth Nocturne shows. Nor
Hopefully this will be the first disc in an extended Herrmann project–even if the results aren’t quite perfect, they’re still very fine. Citizen Kane has
If you are looking for an English-language, four-act version of Don Carlos, this is for you. But I doubt you are. Andrew Porter’s translation is
In an age of standard-concerto-repertoire catalog overload, it’s understandable that you might be inclined to pass over this disc. After all, who needs another Schumann/Grieg
Fans of Malcolm Arnold will want this disc as a matter of course; the music is wholly characteristic. Though nominally ballet music, there’s little here