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Carl Orff’s colorful dramatic cantata has become immensely popular, both in the concert hall and on CD. With its large scoring–including celesta, pianos, and a
Edwin Fischer’s pioneering 1930s recordings of the complete Bach Well-Tempered Clavier get a serious sonic facelift via new transfers effected by Andrew Walter. The results
It’s odd that EMI chose Alfred Cortot’s truly bizarre early-1930s Brandenburg Concertos over the Busch Chamber Ensemble’s acclaimed, contemporaenous versions for inclusion in its recent
Britten and Shostakovich were friends, and both of these concertos are youthful works cast in brittle, neo-classical forms. To that extent, they go well together.
Camille Saint-Saëns scored his Third Symphony to achieve bombastic sounds, but the music, as usual for this urbane composer, was gracious and refined. To unlock
Ever since the death of the great man himself, English critics have been looking for “the next Britten.” Thomas Adès is the current “flavor of
The five songs that follow the performance of the Fourth Symphony (two from Des Knaben Wunderhorn and three from the Rückert-Lieder) date from the time
A favorite warhorse of violin virtuosos until the 1950s, Karl Goldmark’s A minor Concerto’s fortune has progressively faded out. This excellent new recording makes a
Far from being Richard Strauss’ most successful orchestral work, the early Violin Concerto in D minor conceals moments of undeniable beauty and appeal. The grandiose
No, that’s not a misprint announcing Beethoven’s Sixth Piano Concerto on the CD cover. Muzio Clementi commissioned Beethoven to arrange his D major Violin Concerto
