This is a beautiful recital–a complete, well-thought-out, gorgeously sung program that combines compatible, complementary works with a singer who knowingly, sensitively interprets them. Although the
If you enjoyed this virtuoso choir’s first transcriptions disc, you’ll certainly want to have this follow-up recording; and if you’re a choral fan and aren’t
This is a most welcome reissue. Originally released in 1995 on Auvidis/Astrée, it brings together a group of exceptional vocalists and Baroque instrumentalists to create
François-Frédérique Guy first came to my attention with a 1998 Harmonia Mundi “Les Nouveaux Interpretes” release that featured an impressive performance of Beethoven’s huge Hammerklavier
Recordings of Tchaikovsky symphonies are appearing less frequently since the great major label implosion of a few years ago, and the upside is that we
Next to his horrific, effects-mongering 2005 Beethoven release (type Q9410 in Search Reviews), Fazil Say mostly behaves himself with Haydn. The five sonatas included here
This opera shares a plot with Scarlatti’s work of the same name, and I advise readers to see my review of that opera for a
This live performance from 1978 is remarkable for how Kurt Sanderling gets this very French orchestra to play Shostakovich with such idiomatic surety. Right from
Anna Antonacci may not have the most alluring voice you’ve ever heard, but it’s a good one and her flair for the dramatic makes her
Emmanuel Krivine leads a crisply articulated, rhythmically taut, tonally vibrant performance of Mozart’s unfinished Mass, vividly capturing its varied stylistic features and projecting the large