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Naxos’ ongoing series of Ned Rorem orchestral music recordings offers well-deserved recognition to a major American composer. This latest release is no less rewarding than
Jussi Björling was among the best of the great tenors of the past century, and his recordings, both studio and live, have been available in
These recordings were Gigli’s first, recorded in Milan in 1918 and 1919. Described as “the second Caruso”, he in fact bore little resemblance to the
Morton Gould’s compositions for wind ensemble are masterly, and uniformly attractive. Derivations, written for Benny Goodman, effortlessly pays loving homage to jazz and popular music,
It’s always difficult to speak authoritatively about performances of unfamiliar music, but these works are so strange, so beautiful, and so remarkable that criticism is
Here is yet another brilliant, glittering collection of Rimsky-Korsakov orchestral music, made all the more appealing by the intelligently planned program. The two biggest, most
Like many conductors these days, Pietari Inkinen has a much stronger affinity for the rarified textures and atmosphere of late Sibelius than he shows for
If you enjoy the communicative immediacy and melodic appeal that typify many piano miniatures by Grieg, Dvorák, and Tchaikovsky you surely will respond to Mikalojus
Émile Sauret (1857-1920) was one of the last major exponents of the 19th-century Franco/Belgian school. His music is very charming, full of delightful melodies, and
We last encountered the 6-voice Italian male ensemble Delitiae Musicae in its series of Monteverdi madrigals for Naxos (type Q7709, Q7721, and Q10219 in Search
