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Jean-Paul Gasparian’s Debussy

Jed Distler

Since 2020 French pianist Jean-Paul Gasparian (born in 1995) has been artist-in-residence at the Singer-Polignac Foundation, where he recorded this Debussy recital in 2022. The

Yeol Eum Son’s Mozart Sonata Cycle

Jed Distler

Yeol Eum Son’s technical mastery and large portfolio of color and nuance are familiar to collectors who’ve heard her Schumann and Kapustin solo releases, or

Valentina Lisitsa’s 1908

Jed Distler

Valentina Lisitsa’s “1908” recital purportedly offers two works produced in that year: Ravel’s Gaspard de la nuit and Rachmaninov’s Piano Sonata No. 1. Actually, the

But Can You Dance To This?

Jed Distler

Lise de la Salle’s “When Do We Dance?” presents a guided world tour of dance-inspired works, starting in the Unites States and Argentina, crossing the

An Odd Fourth-Place Orfeo–But Still Very Fine

Robert Levine

A new entry into the Monteverdi L’Orfeo sweepstakes is always welcome; depending on the forces used, one gleans different colors and emphases from each performance.

Filling In The Gaps: Beethoven For The Mandolin

Jens F. Laurson

You’d be forgiven for not knowing that Beethoven wrote for

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Another Vivaldi Edition Violin Concerto Must-Have

Jens F. Laurson

Unless you are a cetologist, all whales of a species look alike to you. The seasoned eye, meanwhile, will take one glance at a disappearing

The Vivaldi Collection: Viennese Violin Concertos

Jens F. Laurson

I used to think of the women on the covers of the Vivaldi Edition as a gimmick; an aesthetic choice for its own sake; a

The Vivaldi Collection: Cello Concerto Edition

Jens F. Laurson

Unerringly, the admirable Vivaldi Edition on Naïve continues with its fashion models on the covers and top-of-the-line Italian and French baroque ensembles on the inside.