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Messiaen’s Turangalîla-Symphonie is no longer a special event. That is not necessarily a bad thing. It’s good to see the work enter the repertoire, finding
It seems that reviewing music naturally gives rise to cooking (and specifically barbecue) analogies, at least when the performances demand superlatives: smoking, searing, scorching, flaming,
Yes, it’s true. Finnish accordion virtuoso Janne Rättyä has chosen
Aside from his extensive work in opera and oratorio, over the last decade baritone Gerald Finley has put together an impressive collection of recordings of
This disc completes Ondine’s cycle of Leevi Madetoja symphonies. It’s
Here’s another composer we would care more about if not for the existence of Bach and Telemann. Although the writer of the disc’s liner notes
Shostakovich’s cantata The Execution of Stepan Razin is a moving and exciting late work audibly related to the Thirteenth Symphony, “Babi Yar”. Both use texts
These are strong, vigorous live performances, intelligently programmed but compromised by surprisingly mediocre sonics. The Symphonic Metamorphosis has some strikingly characterful moments, especially the colorful
We don’t hear Strauss’ orchestral songs as often as we
As a great fan of Jessye Norman’s first recording of
