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The Third Symphony is Alexander Glazunov’s largest, particularly apparent in a performance as expansive as this one, but it’s also one of his more persuasive
Paul Daniel’s ongoing series of Walton’s major orchestral works has been extremely successful, and along the way has benefited from increasingly fine recorded sound. All
Eric Satie’s ballets depend on sheer outrageousness to make their optimal effect; as absolute music, there isn’t much going on here. The melodic invention isn’t
Few composers have succeeded as well as Ernö Dohnányi in sounding both like a spiritual son of Brahms and a little cousin of Richard Strauss,
These three symphonies come from the period when Haydn’s principal occupation was the composition of operas, and as such they have been criticized as neither
Following a very successful first collection, here is Volume 2 of Beethoven’s Bagatelles and Dances for piano. In other words: all the things you never
One of the least explored and potentially most rewarding musical niches of the Classical period is the extensive repertoire of wind ensemble music composed by
Schumann’s piano trios are large-scale works, the D minor trio in particular. Its lengthy first movement, which the composer marks “With Energy and Passion”, really
If you’re encountering the late American, New York born composer Elie Siegmeister for the first time, skip the first five tracks for now. Cue up
Conductor Michel Piquemal opts for the rarely recorded original version of Honegger’s “symphonic psalm,” which calls for a small ensemble of piano, winds, brass, and
