

As classical music “concept” albums go, this is one of the more successful. Robert Spano has assembled a program of 20th- and 21st-century works that

Jesús López-Cobos’ Pines of Rome gets off to a magical start as he revels in Respighi’s glittering orchestral colors, played with high spirits by the

Frederick Fennell’s 1979 Telarc recordings were among the earliest releases from the then fledgling label. The original LPs were famous for their remarkable clarity and

From the listing of works it’s tempting to think of this release as a Brahms cello sonatas disc with a bunch of filler material. But

Charles Mackerras’ marvelous recordings of Brahms’ four symphonies with these same forces for Telarc find a logical successor in this delightful release of the two

These marvelous performances, now reissued at mid-price, offer simply the last word in how to play Haydn on modern instruments while giving due consideration to

If you’re wondering why the word “concertos” is missing from this CD’s title, it’s because this is first and foremost a jazz album. The Jacques

Robert Shaw commissioned Hindemith’s Requiem. He loved it, played it, and owned it. He still does. This disc remains one of the highpoints in his

Leopold Stokowski was music director of the Cincinnati Symphony from 1909 to 1912, some time before he created his series of orchestral transcriptions, 11 of

This is a very exciting and marvelously played performance of The Planets. Where Paavo Järvi really excels is in securing amazingly precise rhythm (critical in
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