
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
For the Wagnerite who wants everything the Meister wrote, this
These two lovely symphonies certainly belong in the collection of anyone who cares about Russian symphonic music, though the performances on display here are far
A dud. The recording of the Turandot Suite indulges extremes of lethargy that render some of its movements almost unrecognizable. Few performances play all of
This box is a terrific deal. Having had the opportunity
You have to wonder when Michael Daugherty is going to run out of iconic bits of Americana on which to base his ever-growing catalog of
This volume completes Naxos’ very enjoyable four-disc set of the
In case you missed this recording of Walter Piston works when it was first released by Delos in 1993 (under the title “The Incredible Walter
Themed Christmas programs such as this are common–and often unimpressive, unexceptional. Of course they’re common because it’s very easy to program a concert consisting of
There’s nothing like Christmas to bring out a composer’s more unapologetically clever and enthusiastically indulgent, prodigiously inventive ideas, in apparent realization of childhood’s most extravagant