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Unfortunately, Antonio Salieri is best known as Mozart’s great Viennese rival, but in his time he not only was more famous but also was a
This Scriabin set is one of the finer offerings in Universal’s Trio series. Vladimir Ashkenazy’s crisp phrasing and lean orchestral sonorities contrast markedly with the
Riccardo Chailly and the Royal Concertgebouw turn in two very memorable Bartók performances, with more than enough personality to justify a collector’s interest. The Concerto
The first of what promises to be several boxed sets encompassing Clifford Curzon’s Decca recordings mixes familiar fare, rarities, and two previously unreleased Mozart concertos
The blurb on the backside of the CD, quoted from a review of the original recording in 1976, says everything: “There really is no point
Anyone interested in 19th century French music for the theatre will find this collection of overtures and ballet fragments indispensable. And if you’re none too
Like Isaac Albéniz’s recently revived masterpiece Merlin, Henry Clifford (1895) was composed at the behest of Albéniz’s wealthy English patron Francis Burdett Money-Coutts, who bankrolled
Purists may complain, but I enjoyed these operetta selections far more in piano-accompanied arrangements than I normally do with full orchestra. The lack of “schlag”
The performances gathered into this budget-priced box are all very well known, but almost all of them would grace any Elgar collection. The exceptions are
This is the third installment (after the “Dance” and “Jazz” Albums) in Riccardo Chailly’s ongoing exploration of Dmitri Shostakovich’s lighter side. One piece of advice
