

No composer wrote so extensively and rewardingly for the piano […]

Collectors may have come across Kent Nagano’s live Montréal Beethoven symphony recordings as individual releases on Sony Classical that lasted in the catalog for about

What has happened to the reputation and legacies of Arthur

Wilhelm Backhaus recorded Beethoven’s complete piano sonatas in mono for

These works have been well served on disc, from the

This is “meat and potatoes” repertoire for a conductor like Andrew Litton, and he doesn’t disappoint. He has the Colorado Symphony playing at the top

This particular release is the re-reissue of these performances; the

In general, Copland was not an especially compelling conductor, even

Four Aaron Copland premieres grace this disc of newly rediscovered

Cedille has reissued this coupling of Ives and Copland piano sonatas at mid-price, an idea that hopefully will introduce a new crop of music lovers
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