For ordinary people who are not violinists—or for violinists who may be just ordinary—imagining what talent, what dedication, what effort, what sheer will it would
Bartók’s music seems to be less popular than it was a few decades ago; at least it has been a while since major new recordings
[We celebrate Arvo Pärt’s 88th birthday today with a pair of re-posts from our archives.] Anyone who has followed choral music during the past three
Violinist Tai Murray can legitimately boast just a third-degree separation from the composer of these solo violin sonatas: one of her teachers, Yuval Yaron, was
As in his earlier recording of Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier Book II, Andreas Staier’s Book I features a modern replica of the unusually grand harpsichord built
I doubt that anyone has been waiting for another fine recording of Pelléas et Mélisande. There are several already, many of great quality and all
If Wanda Landowska was sometimes accused of playing the harpsichord like a piano, one could say that Andreas Staier treats the harpsichord like an orchestra.
The pandemic year of 2020 may also have been Beethoven’s 250th birthday year, but for some reason that event coincided with a flood of recordings
The Bottom Line: This dreadful new version of Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis takes an excellent chorus, four fine soloists, and an over-parted Freiburger Barockorchester and places
Originally released by Harmonia Mundi in 1992, and reissued on