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The English string orchestra tradition goes back a long way–at least to Purcell and Handel, and even farther if you count the viol music of
Everything in this three-disc collection is culled from Idil Biret’s complete Chopin cycle on Naxos, with the exception of the “Largo” from the Cello Sonata
Bach’s concertos for multiple harpsichords and orchestra are beloved by some and drive others crazy. Perhaps no other music so graphically illustrates Beecham’s famous description
With its personal, concise, and disciplined but mainly reserved style, the music of English composer Alan Rawsthorne (1905-1971) doesn’t have any of the usual crowd-pleasing
One of the nicest things about Naxos’ complete survey of Bach’s orchestral music is that each disc always includes a substantial musical “bonus” that distinguishes
Bach’s D minor Concerto BWV 1052 is one of his very greatest works, whether heard in its arrangements for harpsichord solo, violin solo, or even
Luigi Boccherini’s vast catalog includes mostly chamber music: hundreds of string quintets, quartets, and trios, as well as sonatas for various instruments. Among these, the
Bach’s three surviving violin concertos–the A minor, E major, and D minor (“double”)–have long enjoyed standard repertoire status, and their continued popularity with audiences has
After his hypersonic and occasionally reckless Brandenburgs, Helmut Müller-Brühl gets the tempos and balances right for the four Orchestral Suites. Technically solid and buoyant in
This enterprising disc offers the rarely heard suite from Rimsky-Korsakov’s “Polish” opera, Pan Voyevoda. In keeping with the setting, the individual movements consist largely of
