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Review by: David Hurwitz
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The Bottom Line: Well knock me over with a pin! Someone over at Warner Music knows how to put togeth... Continue Reading
The Bottom Line: Hot on the heals of Warner's 90+ disc Previn set comes this Riccardo Muti collectio... Continue Reading
The Bottom Line: Recorded from 1946-1959, these recordings showcase the origins of the Quartetto Ita... Continue Reading
This beautifully performed and recorded rendition of Gottfried Homilius' St. Mark Passion claims to be a world premiere, and we can assume that the only reason for the work's obscurity until now is th... Continue Reading
You name any instrument or combination thereof and I give you a recording of the Goldberg Variations to match it. Nearly, anyway. The good versions entice the ears or tug the heartstrings; here is a r... Continue Reading
Music by Charles Ives arranged for band! That's an idea so good that you just know it will work. The American wind band was part of Ives' native musical world, and its accent pervades his musical lang... Continue Reading
Here's a mostly excellent disc, smartly programmed to offer an appealing mix of familiar and less-known music. Soprano Lise Davidsen seems to be all over the place these days. She's the real deal, an ... Continue Reading
Luminous Voices is a Calgary-based chamber choir founded in 2012 by Timothy Shantz, a conductor of wide experience both throughout Canada and internationally. His program here, performing works by ano... Continue Reading
Up to this point, Nelsons' Boston Shostakovich cycle has been very good to excellent, but these performances of Symphonies Nos. 1, 14 and 15 are, for much of the time, a mess. No. 1 is the worst of al... Continue Reading
