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Alina Ibragimova has the measure of this music, no doubt about it. I can see some listeners who might prefer a beefier basic timbre in
There are dozens (hundreds?) of recordings similar to this one: compilations of Renaissance motets. One reason is the sheer quantity of repertoire–so much to choose
My colleague David Hurwitz has covered Hyperion’s ongoing Haydn cycle,
It would be rash, and indeed irresponsible, to claim this recording as the best that Stephen Hough has ever made, or the best version of
Since Thierry Fischer took over the reins as its music director in 2009, the Utah Symphony has not only thrived but blossomed, as its recent
The 200th anniversary of Clara Schumann’s birth in 1819 brought forth numerous new recordings that have helped consolidate her position as a worthy composer in
Henry Charles Litolff (1818-1891) was celebrated as a first-rate pianist boasting a solid pedigree: he studied with Mendelssohn’s mentor Ignaz Moscheles, taught Hans von Bulow,
A bit more than half of this recording is excellent. The rest, not so much. We’ll start there. Martyn Brabbins simply lacks the fire that
Had this recording appeared a decade or two ago, it might have excited greater interest. As it is, Kullervo has now received its fair share
Liszt’s later piano music is often stark, lean, angular, and lacking in artifice, seemingly pointing the way toward Busoni and Bartók. For this reason, the
