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Penderecki composed his first violin sonata at age 20, a work in three compact movements lasting seven and a half minutes and strongly influenced by
The question to collectors is how well Béla Drahos’ Beethoven cycle with the Nicolaus Esterházy Sinfonia measures up to numerous competing budget-priced, space-saving editions on
After hearing the excellent Book 3 in this series from Marco Longhini and his Delitiae Musicae (type Q7709 in Search Reviews), I had to go
Naxos’ exemplary Complete Caruso series comes to a close. Volume 12 has 17 recordings made by the singer in 1919 and 1920, by which time
This recording of Mengelberg’s 40th annual St. Matthew Passion Easter concert, performed on Palm Sunday, 1939, has held legendary status among the conductor’s fans. I
This set, recorded in 1934 and ’35, seems to have been available on one label or another pretty much since it was first released; here
A charming disc full of charming music, these light Elgar works seem to come and go in the catalog, undeservedly so. Like most great composers
There’s absolutely no reason why pop music writers should not attempt to compose large-scale orchestral works, and I applaud Tony Banks for making the effort.
Robert Helps’ music is hard to pinpoint. It often makes use of dissonant counterpoint in the manner of his mentor Roger Sessions, yet its textural
Older collectors, including myself, will welcome the 1950 D’Oyly Carte Mikado with a tinge of nostalgic recognition. Believe it or not, my elementary school music
