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In the CD booklet note Nikolaus Harnoncourt goes into some detail about old-fashioned bowing techniques used by early conductors when performing the Brahms symphonies. He
This luscious recording is for everyone. Peteris Vasks is a Latvian composer who might be referred to as “nationalistic”; at least he tends to tie
In the notes that András Schiff contributes to this set, he makes an admirable case in defense of the music while rather cattily sniping at
It’s amazing how different the Berlin Philharmonic sounds on this 1961 Beethoven Seventh from the one Karajan recorded around the same time for Deutsche Grammophon.
Though clothed in the stodgy, post-Webern standard-dress-of-the-academy rhetoric, this is a piece with a surprising amount to say, with fleeting hints at something beautiful beneath
For one of Bellini’s less popular works, I Capuleti has seen a remarkable number of recordings, with some of the starriest stars in the operatic
Several sonic and stylistic drawbacks concern this expertly rehearsed yet somewhat detached performance of Beethoven’s Triple Concerto. On the plus side, it boasts a more
What a brilliant idea to juxtapose Pierre-Laurent Aimard’s recording of Charles Ives’ Concord Sonata with a wide-ranging selection from the composer’s 114 songs. To answer
For color, control, clarity, and finesse, Pierre-Laurent Aimard’s Debussy Images rank close to the classic Michelangeli and Moravec versions. More than many pianists, Aimard articulates
American mezzo Jennifer Larmore has lately starred in a couple of complete bel canto recordings from Opera Rara, and her always prodigious talent has been
