Heidi Lowy Mozart

Heidi Lowy plays Mozart’s sonatas as if her concert grand were a period instrument, with a dynamic range from piano to mezzo-forte and a delicate

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Schumann 2 and 4

I missed these Haenssler (here licensed to MHS) recordings on initial release a couple of years ago, and it was my loss. These are some

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Shostakovich Tenth

Vladimir Fedoseyev’s interpretive preferences rarely take in extremes of excitement, and this means that the ferocious second movement of the Tenth Symphony comes off sounding

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Clara Schumann’s Piano

Since the focus of this release is Clara Schumann’s restored piano, a Breitkopf & Härtel Concert-Flügel, we’ll discuss the instrument first. Its tangy sonority resembles

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Bruckner-Jochum

This latest remastering of Eugen Jochum’s celebrated Bruckner cycle with the Staatskapelle Dresden has significantly improved sound with greater clarity and presence, especially in the

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