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Blandine Rannou’s subjective, strongly individual interpretation of Bach’s Goldberg Variations (with all repeats observed save for the Aria da capo) may not appeal to all
Most of the very few period-instrument recordings of Mozart’s violin sonatas offered to date have been disappointing. The only complete cycle, performed by violinist Chiara
François Couperin’s highly imaginative and diverse keyboard oeuvre has been a source of many inspired, occasionally controversial recorded performances on LP and CD. Here, rather
If you heard the new Hilliard Ensemble recording containing 18 of Machaut’s motets (type Q7518 in Search Reviews) and just have to have more–or if
Giovanni Bononcini (1670-1747) was a gifted cellist and a rival of Handel’s; he wrote more than 30 operas and 300 cantatas. I approached this “serenata
Naturalness and grace characterize Blandine Rannou’s performances of Bach’s English Suites, abetted by a fluid legato technique, subtle embellishments on the repeats, and a most
These performances of Mozart’s last three symphonies represent just about the best we can expect from the school of “historically informed performance,” which is to
What a strange disc! Given Jos van Immerseel’s “authentic-instrument” credentials you would expect something out of the ordinary–but “ordinary” is all we get here. These
Robert Schumann derided arrangements, but here’s a CD of his chamber works in which most of the music is presented in transcriptions he made himself
Trout season is in full swing, judging from all the versions of Schubert’s Piano Quintet on CD, with more contenders on the way. These highly
