
British-born composer Benjamin Frankel was perfect for Hollywood: he could write music to evoke a wide range of emotions, and could do it quickly. Aside
Who can explain the recent surge of interest in John Dowland’s Lachrimae cycle, but here’s another new recording, which arrives on the heels of Astrée
There are three Kempe Tchaikovsky Fifths: a Berlin Philharmonic studio recording from the late 50s (now on Testament), a Bavarian Radio live broadcast from 1974
In A Beautiful Mind James Horner associates genius with divine inspiration through his use of angelic choirs, a technique he employed in his earlier score
Only those familiar with the marginalia of 20th century music history might recognize the name Josef Hauer–he was an associate of Arnold Schoenberg, enjoying equal
The efforts of the major orchestras to go into the record business, ostensibly due to the increasing lack of interest, nerve, and money coming from
The problems with this recording have nothing to do with the quality of individual voices or the overall skill of this fine vocal group. Rather,
Volume 12 brings Markus Becker’s complete survey of Max Reger’s solo piano works to a triumphant close. Not even the cruel, unrelenting double notes and
After a slew of second-rate Slavonic Dances recordings, it’s gratifying to once again make acquaintance with this classic Szell reading. Yes, the sound’s a bit
This well-chosen collection of songs from the 16th-century Cancionero del Duque de Calabria (The Duke of Calabria’s Song Book) goes very easily on the ear