
If you’re wondering who is this Dorothea Röschmann and why is she doing a solo recording, treat yourself to a 1994 Dorian disc (curiously unmentioned
Among a collection of first-class recordings, this new one from Andrew Lawrence-King and The Harp Consort may be the best-programmed and overall the most engaging
Among the more compelling aspects of modern choral music is the enormous variety of styles and types of works being written, represented by an impressively
This live concert recording from October, 2008 showcases one of the world’s premier vocal ensembles (you also can experience it visually through a separate DVD
Haydn’s Op. 33 string quartets have not been as well served on disc as has the Op. 20 set. The reasons are obvious: Op. 20
That these acid-toned, inexpressive, unidiomatic performances could ever have come to be associated with “authentic” performance practice is a sad statement about how disconnected, pedantic,
René Jacobs’ ongoing recorded survey of Mozart’s operas has reached the composer’s first masterpiece, Idomeneo, premiered in Munich in 1781. And again, Jacobs has proved
After hearing Jean Lhéritier’s magnificent and deeply affecting setting of Nigra sum you might understandably feel cleansed, blessed, and exonerated from all misdeeds you’ve ever
How much you enjoy this recording may come down to your taste for the fortepiano. This particular instrument (a copy of a 1795 Anton Walter)
What can you say except that Philippe Herreweghe and his Collegium Vocale Gent are the defining interpreters of Bach’s vocal and choral works for our