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Mak Grgić’s guitar artistry resists pigeonholing. His previous two CDs were respectively devoted to film-inspired music and works employing various tuning systems. Grgić now turns
Here’s a terrific disc for record collectors looking to complete their collections of Saint-Saëns’ orchestral music. The ballet from Act III of Ascanio is typical
The idea of playing the vocal part of Schubert’s Winterreise on the modern slide trombone may seem far-fetched on paper, yet the multi-talented Matthew Gee’s
They don’t write overtures, entr’actes, or incidental music like this anymore. Even today’s composers can learn from Daniel Auber’s clear-cut orchestration, sure way with a
It’s amazing how many bad recordings there are of Ravel’s piano concertos, so I’m pleased to report that this release does them both proud. François
The Creatures of Prometheus is a much better piece than its reputation would suggest. Beethoven took the project seriously, and scored the piece voluptuously. Indeed,
There’s little to quibble about concerning this well-filled new disc containing Albéric Magnard’s two best (and best-known) symphonies. Fabrice Bollon delivers confident, flowing performances that
From his initial Naxos release up through the present Rachmaninov Preludes collection, Boris Giltburg has proved to be an interpreter with obvious technical gifts and
Beethoven’s 1803 oratorio, Christus am Ölberge, never has been an audience favorite. It consists of a slow delivery of the story of Christ’s arrest in
Dimitri Kabalevsky was a composer of very limited range. Hearing his orchestral music reminds me of looking at that old, pre-marked staff paper for typical
