Your guide to classical music online
Your guide to classical music online
This 1933 Rosenkavalier is a classic recording, one that should be in every opera collection. Returning to it after a long hiatus confirms its status.
Offenbach wanted Hoffmann to be a “grand opera” but left the work unfinished at his death. What was premiered in 1881 had little to do
All the selections on this disc are undoubtedly familiar to Willem Mengelberg collectors. The main question, of course, is how Mark Obert-Thorn’s new transfers compare
Ernest Moeran’s Symphony in G minor must be counted one of the finest English works in the form. It easily stands comparison to the best
Seattle-based composer George Frederick McKay (“The Dean of Northwest Composers”) is being celebrated as part of Naxos’ American Classics series. Among other musicians enlisted for
Many months lapsed between the first two installments in Martin Roscoe’s Szymanowski cycle for Naxos and the present volume. But the wait was worth it.
As with the previous three releases in Naxos’ Schubert Quartet cycle, the Kodály Quartet’s tightly-knit ensemble values, sensitive balances, and excellent intonation distinguish the three
This is a good performance of Verdi’s great comedy that nonetheless will not tempt you to toss your favorite. Particularly in the ensembles there is
In the main, speedy tempos and cavalier details characterize François-Joél Thiollier’s Ravel. He plays Le Tombeau de Couperin’s Prélude so fast that the lines blur
A single disc may not suffice to cover the scope and range of Irving Berlin’s prolific trove of melodies; however, the 19 selections on Berlin
