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On January 16, 1770, as revolution was brewing in England’s North American colonies, “an extract from Mr. Handel’s Grand Oratorio, called the Messiah, consisting of
This astonishing disc contains three works by Estonian composer Arvo Pärt (b. 1935), works that represent the three major stages in his career. Even though
Alan Rawsthorne’s 1938 Symphonic Studies (his “concerto for orchestra” in all but name) was the work that first brought him to note as one of
This bizarrely plotted potboiler almost never fails if the singing has enough thrills, and this set, the first Gioconda ever recorded, is certainly thrilling. The
Arthur Rubinstein’s pioneering Chopin Polonaise cycle from the 1930s may not be as disciplined or scrupulous to the text as his LP-era remakes, yet the
These generally fine performances make a welcome addition to Naxos’ ongoing Martinu symphony cycle. I hope that it’s no longer necessary to make a case
Volume 2 of Naxos’ complete Caruso bridges the great tenor’s last European recordings into his first American sessions for Victor. Caruso’s 1904/5 New York recordings
Gustave Charpentier’s Louise was the French answer to the emergence of Italian verismo opera in the 1890s. Its four acts encompass a vivid soundscape of
What’s a critic supposed to do? The last thing you want is to go around just handing out top ratings, but what choice do you
Here are three Alfred Cortot recorded benchmarks alongside one of the great pianist’s worst recordings. Granted, Cortot generates genuine excitement and fire in Ravel’s Left
