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Since her return to the concert circuit some five years ago, Midori has made a series of outstanding recordings for Sony, this being yet another.
Antonin Dvorák’s Piano Quartet No. 2 is one of the greatest chamber works of the 19th century (as are many of Dvorák’s chamber compositions). Written
Like Ravel’s piano originals that he subsequently orchestrated, Rachmaninov’s two-piano version of Symphonic Dances sounds like a note-exact replica of the later symphonic score. Essentially
Emanuel Ax has made the Haydn sonatas his own in recent years; certainly few “major label” pianists have bothered to explore these delightful works systematically,
Originally coupled with Schoenberg’s Piano Concerto, Emanuel Ax’s recordings of Liszt’s two concertos re-emerge more sensibly alongside the same composer’s B minor sonata. Both Ax
Richard Strauss’ 1897 melodrama Enoch Arden embroiders Tennyson’s once fashionable dramatic poem with piano underscorings and interludes that mirror and comment upon the text. Some
Premiered in New York in 2006, the Violin Concerto of Magnus Lindberg (b. Helsinki, 1958) is a superior work that has the potential to enter
This classic collection of premiere recordings is self-recommending. In fact, it’s amazing in hindsight to note that the Barber and Copland pieces, new when recorded,
Classical music arranged for banjo? For many music listeners, mention of the instrument brings to mind the 1970s pop/country hit “Dueling Banjos” (made famous by
Eugene Ormandy’s disc of Nutcracker excerpts, including the entire “suite” plus a good bit of additional music (Act 1’s journey through the snow and Waltz
