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This Missa solemnis seems to have clarity as its aim–a sharp, Boulez-like sound that strives to make every note audible. And David Zinman’s main mission
How many times do these familiar performances have to be reissued on CD? Not enough, it seems. In any case, the Lipatti/Galliera 1947 Grieg Concerto
There’s more to Erik Satie than a collection of short piano works, cabaret songs, and eccentric anecdotes: he wrote orchestra pieces, ballets, and even an
Regardless of the strong affection that the up-and-coming Emperor Quartet has for William Walton’s two string quartets, there’s just no way to convince a listener
Apart from Herbert von Karajan’s 1972 Don Juan and Till Eulenspiegel, all of these performances reappeared last year on the slightly cheaper Universal-Panorama label (469
Before Herbert Blomstedt’s stellar version with the San Francisco Symphony & Chorus, my favorite Brahms’ German Requiem was the 1969 RCA recording with Erich Leinsdorf
Back in the swinging ’60s, EMI released what purported to be a previously unknown performance of Chopin’s E minor concerto, with soloist Dinu Lipatti. It
Lalo Schifrin, Gunther Schuller, & Gerald Shapiro: Apart from the phonic compatibility of these composers’ last names and the fact that they are notable contemporaries,
Two longtime colleagues from the Eastman School of Music–cellist Steven Doane and pianist Barry Snyder–have teamed up for this disc of Fauré’s lovely music for
The main interest in Eugene Ormandy’s Symphonie fantastique is the excellent playing of the Philadelphia Orchestra, which gives a good old-fashioned virtuoso performance highlighted by
