
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
Mozart’s piano duets are cornerstones of the four-hand literature, and their probing beauties have attracted numerous contenders on disc. Jenó Jandó and Zsuzsa Kollár generally