If I encounter another CD with the word “project” in its title, I’m going to scream. Besides, pairing Handel suites with Brahms’ Handel Variations is
Having lived with this recording for some time now, I
The trouble with a recording like this is all the distractions: the dazzling packaging, the video, the multitudinous images of the alternately sultry, serious, playful,
[In memorial tribute to composer Kaija Saariaho (October 14, 1952-June 2, 2023) we offer this re-post from our archives.] L’Amour de Loin is one of
As with just about all the Mahler symphonies, Abbado has
Maurizio Pollini’s recordings of the late Beethoven sonatas released in 1977 represented a modern-day gold standard. Objectivity and classical rigor defined Pollini’s Beethoven style, along
One of the last German conductors of the old school,
Given the paucity over the last decade of Dvorák late symphonies recordings (not to mention complete cycles) it’s both surprising and pleasing to see this
This 25-CD boxed set assembles all of pianist Carl Seemann’s
You have to admit: releasing a complete set of Ives symphonies (even if it’s digital only) takes guts. It also highlights just how difficult it