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At first a cellist in the Mannheim court orchestra, later Vice Kapellmeister to the Munich court, Franz Danzi (1763-1826) spent his whole life writing nicely
Only in our time has the flute found composers able to reveal the full range of its expressive potential. This marvelous collection of 20th century
None of these recordings were particularly well engineered for their time, yet Mark Obert-Thorn wrings more sonic information from them than BMG’s over-processed transfers reveal.
There is some very beautiful singing on this CD, undoubtedly inspired by Thomas Tomkins’ magnificent–and woefully underrecorded–church music, but also due to the skill and
Although Beethoven marks it “vivace”, Konstantin Scherbakov slows Diabelli’s waltz down to a clunky clog-dance. He takes the ensuing 33 variations more or less within
Given the fact that 18th-century Italian composer/violinist Francesco Veracini never has received much attention from orchestras or record companies, listeners interested in violin and orchestra
I was as surprised as anyone to discover that the famous flutist, conductor, and composer of the hit shows The Music Man and The Unsinkable
This disc arrived just a day after Georg Tintner’s tragic death from an 11-story fall off the balcony of his home. Fortunately for Naxos, he
The CD booklet cover claims that this disc contains Prokofiev’s Fourth Symphony plus the suite from the ballet The Prodigal Son. This isn’t true. The
Is Heitor Villa-Lobos the last great 20th century composer to be rediscovered? Because he wrote so much, it’s easier to sidestep rather than face his
