
Ferruccio Busoni’s transcriptions of Bach and Brahms Chorale Preludes aspire to recreate the original organ textures in thoroughly pianistic terms, requiring the performer to render
A new recording of Mozart‘s violin concertos should bring something special to the table. Musically, that goes without saying, but that’s not what the marketing
Because Fritz Reiner’s reputation primarily rests with his “golden age”
The Bottom Line: If you have the nine-disc Perlman Sony/RCA
All of Eugene Ormandy’s stereo Richard Strauss recordings for Columbia
All of the Beethoven recordings that Michael Tilson Thomas made
Here’s a recording of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony where Fate doesn’t knock at the door, but rather barges in for a hostile takeover. Indeed, Teodor Currentzis’
Alan Gilbert’s luminous and beautifully played Bruckner Symphony No. 7
You really cannot fault Volodos in Schubert’s big A major sonata. He channels his impeccable technique toward musical ends, where every phrase is perfectly arched,
Writing about the “OYAPS” (“outstanding American pianists”) who came to