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Although Stravinsky composed at the piano and incorporated the instrument to brilliant effect in many orchestral works, he produced relatively little original solo piano music.
Karol Szymanowski’s two string quartets belong with those of Bartók and Janácek in the stable of “great 20th century chamber works by Eastern European/Slavic composers.”
Recorded (not especially well) in 1946, this marvelous Samson et Dalila serves as yet another testament to a lost school of vocal production. If you’ve
More cool stuff from Australia! The Queensland seaside city of Townsville deserves a lot of credit for sponsoring both the 1999 Australian Festival of Chamber
For a wind quintet to be successful, each player must be a virtuoso soloist who also is capable of being an ensemble player. The musicians
Charles Tomlinson Griffes only lived 35 years; his death in 1920 cut short one of the most promising careers in American music. During his short
Joseph Boismortier was a French Baroque composer who had to live by his wits, having no patrons or prestigious positions. The notes for this CD
Name a famous piece of music whose title begins with the letter “F”, written by a composer whose last name begins with a “C”, and
Even in its day, Rachmaninov’s 1929 recording of his popular Second Concerto was not quite state-of-the-art, sound wise. However, its newest sonic facelift via the
Helmut Müller-Brühl and his Cologne Chamber Orchestra turned out a fine collection of Bach orchestral music for Naxos, and are also contributing to the label’s
