
This spanking new Dutchman recording was taped last year during concert performances in Oslo. Edward Gardner and the Norwegian National Opera orchestra almost eclipse everything
Some of you may recall the shock and excitement that greeted Krystian Zimerman’s DG recording of the two Chopin piano concertos–a sort of exposé on
You read it right–this is not a “CD from Hell,” but rather a “CD from Chelm,” the notorious city of fools in Jewish folklore, and
Recorded in 1981, shortly before his death, this performance is
For years I’ve been referring to this recording as a
Each generation of pianists contains at least a handful of artists who take the time to delve into Grieg’s Lyric Pieces, such as Walter Gieseking,
Choices, choices! Ole Kristian Ruud’s superb Grieg box on BIS
Here’s an easy call: these are gorgeous performances of music
The neglect of these pieces is simply unaccountable. Along with
Everyone loves Grieg. Everyone wishes he had written more orchestral