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Collectors familiar with Jory Vinikour’s superb recordings of the Goldberg Variations and Six Partitas will find this Bach recital equally compelling. As with the Partitas,
The musical distinction gracing Jory Vinikour’s Bach Partitas should come as no surprise to listeners familiar with this sensitive and cultivated musician. For starters, he
A little more than 20 years ago a record label called Cala released a series of discs that featured various single-instrument ensembles–violins, violas, horns, trombones–with
At his best, Raffi Besalyan’s formidable, assured technique and rich, varied sonority serves Rachmaninov well. The authority and sweep that he brings to the C-sharp
The previous Sono Luminus release by the brilliant and (to
If the name Terry Riley, the so-called “Godfather of Minimalism”,
Zelenka’s five Capriccios contain some of the most original and entertaining music of the baroque era. Movements such as Il Furibondo, Il Contento, and the
It’s no secret that the harpsichord can be a viable, vital, and expressive voice in contemporary music. The instrument has inspired many fine new works,
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