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Bruckner’s Quintet is an odd piece, even for this composer. The Adagio of course is beautiful, and it sounds especially lovely in this tender, flowing
The modern concert grand lends itself well to the idiomatic flair and delightful variety characterizing Handel’s keyboard suites, yet surprisingly few pianists champion them on
As this second volume of overtures shows, there really is quite a bit of little-known Schubert orchestral music. Perhaps the biggest discovery for many listeners
Ferdinand Ries’ “Farewell to England” Concerto convinces you that he was quite happy to leave. It’s unfailingly pleasant music, well contrasted and very effectively written
Franz Xaver Richter actually wrote these symphonies before joining the celebrated group of composers and performers in the Mannheim court orchestra, but they are no
Avner Dorman is a major compositional talent. Sure, we’ve heard plenty of Baroque-inspired pieces before, from the opening of Tippett’s Second Symphony, tons of Martinu
This is an important release for collectors of contemporary American music. Roy Harris might best be thought of as a sort of “New World” Bruckner.
Arthur Fagen already demonstrated his credentials as a Martinu conductor with his generally excellent complete symphony cycle for Naxos, and this first installment of the
For a less caustic, more ample-toned, and softer-edged set of Shostakovich Op. 34 Preludes than we usually hear, check out Konstantin Scherbakov. His performances contain
Vaughan Williams’ Piano Concerto is a wonderful, wholly characteristic work. The fact that it ends softly probably accounts for its lack of popularity in concert,
