
These two pieces are so tuneful and so well-crafted that it’s virtually impossible to play them badly, or even dully, and there’s certainly no risk
The eccentricities of tempo and quirky interpretive concepts typifying previous releases in Steffen Schleiermacher’s Satie cycle for MDG are nowhere to be found in Volume
This is a frequent coupling, and Roman Kofman and the Beethoven Orchestra Bonn earn the distinction of turning in what easily are the dullest performances
Unfortunately, these perfectly decent performances are competing in a catalog rich with fine renditions of all three works, so the weaknesses stand out more boldly
Fans of the eccentric late-17th century composer Georg Muffat will delight in this premiere recording of his complete keyboard works, performed by Siegbert Rampe. One
For technical aplomb and ensemble precision Trio Parnassus maintains similar high standards in Mendelssohn’s two trios as it did in its earlier Schumann cycle for
You have to wonder just how much attention the young Mozart was paying as he performed Michael Haydn’s Requiem mass for Archbishop Schrattenbach in the
Volume 2 in Musica Alta Ripa and MDG’s series of Telemann concertos and chamber music continues the high-caliber presentation, exciting, spirited playing, and crisp, vibrant
With more than 800 works remaining, it’s doubtful that Musica Alta Ripa’s first volume of Telemann concertos and chamber music represents the beginning of a
Volume 4 of pianist Steffen Schleiermacher’s complete Satie survey gathers together sundry tiny pieces, sketches, counterpoint exercises, fragments, and similar compositional curiosities from the composer’s