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This is good music, though even in Panufnik’s early works there is a certain sameness of procedure: the slow buildup to a climax that breaks
The rating reflects the interest of the repertoire more than the quality of the performances, which is merely adequate. Johann Kalliwoda was a tremendously interesting
Respighi’s lovely ballet based on Rossini, La boutique fantasque, doesn’t get a lot of play these days. God forbid it should grace a concert program,
What an odd disc this is. When later Viennese composers write self-consciously referential works on themes of their illustrious predecessors, it often becomes painfully obvious
Henk Badings’ music recalls that old “do-it-yourself Hindemith” joke: start with a C major chord, write whatever you want in the middle, and end with
As far as his church music is concerned, Johann Christian Bach, the youngest of Johann Sebastian’s surviving sons and often referred to as “the London
First published in 1815, Pierre Rode’s 24 Caprices are pillars of violin pedagogy. Fortunately, strong musical interest complements the work’s comprehensive didactic agenda. For this
Putting together all of Dvorák’s “other” music for cello and orchestra makes a great deal of sense. His early Cello Concerto in A is an
I haven’t seen it in a while, but when I was younger I loved this film, which was a staple of late night and weekend
These are good performances of music by a wildly inconsistent composer. Stylistically, Malipiero (1882-1973) was all over the place. Gabrieliana, obviously, is an arrangement of
