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Complete recorded cycles of Liszt’s Beethoven symphony transcriptions began to appear in the 1980s, including one from Harmonia Mundi featuring different pianists, now repackaged for
The sonority of the circa 1810 Mathias Müller Viennese fortepiano model featured on this recording crosses over into twangy harpsichord territory in loud moments, while
Twenty years before Beethoven’s “Pastoral” symphony appeared, the German composer Justin Heinrich Knecht (1752-1817) brought out “Le Portrait musical de la Nature”. One might call
Recordings of Arvo Pärt’s music continue to flourish, and no one seems to tire of hearing (or performing) Magnificat or The Woman with the Alabaster
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This is a slick, sterile, completely unconvincing performance of The Three-Cornered Hat, a work that really takes very little effort to carry off successfully. Of
The title gets your attention. And its relevance–to particular periods, moments, and events in American history–likely depends on how you choose to interpret the word
I’ve never understood why the powers that control the commercial aspects of holidays have failed to exploit the fact that the Christmas season actually lasts
In anticipation of 2020’s Beethoven anniversary year, Harmonia Mundi has
No one could honestly say that Benjamin Britten hasn’t been very well served on recordings. Virtually everything he wrote of any value at all—from the
