

Joshua Bell is amassing very mixed track record at Sony. There have been some outstanding recordings (among them, the Sibelius and Goldmark concertos and the

Elegies is Frederica von Stade’s tribute to a father she never knew. Charles von Stade wrote many letters to his young wife, pregnant with their

Thank heavens Beecham had no special interest in Elgar. Had he recorded more of him, he undoubtedly would be considered (as far as the English

Delians and Beecham fans will rejoice at the reissue on CD of this long awaited, legendary recording. Listeners belonging to either of the groups just

Although Vivaldi’s six sonatas for cello and continuo share the same slow-fast-slow-fast four-movement form, don’t presume that they’re fashioned from the same cookie cutter. Anner

How well you respond to these crisp, intelligent, somewhat cool and small-scaled readings largely depends on your tolerance for violinist Vera Beths’ wiry, period-instrument timbre.

If you’ve never heard Glenn Gould’s Bach, this well planned compilation might just be your ticket to ride, as well as a great gift idea.

Sony Classical has become ground zero for American bluegrass/classical projects from “Appalachia Waltz” to “Appalachian Journey” to “Short Trip Home”. (A few years ago, who

Russian piano phenomenon Arcadi Volodos gave a lovely performance of this concerto a couple of seasons ago with the Concertgebouw Orchestra, and I only wish

More and more non-cellists these days claim the Bach Unaccompanied Cello Suites as their own, including bassist extraordinaire Edgar Meyer. A few distinguished practitioners of
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