
The Horowitz here is Joseph, the critic and music historian, not Vladimir, aided and abetted by noted Dvorák scholar Michael Beckerman of NYU, whose work
Both of Glazunov’s concertos are late works, little known in today’s concert halls. They do not deserve their neglect. No less a musical luminary than
So much of Glazunov’s music reminds me of tepid bath water. It’s very comfortable, but not very stimulating, and it cools off too quickly. And
Naxos’ Scarlatti cycle descends to the bottom of the proverbial barrel for Volume 30, one of this series’ outright duds. The close microphone placement and
This disc represents an easy first choice in Finzi’s Intimations of Immortality, one of the masterpieces of the English choral literature and a surprisingly neglected
Choices, choices! Ole Kristian Ruud’s superb Grieg box on BIS
Everyone loves Grieg. Everyone wishes he had written more orchestral
This first volume in what promises to be a complete traversal of Danish composer Carl Nielsen’s four string quartets ought to make many new friends
In his notes for this release, Tully Potter makes two
Ho-hum. Not great recordings of not great Strauss make for not very compelling listening. Strauss’ own arrangement of Die Frau ohne Schatten consists of much