

In 1883 Joseph Rheinberger arranged Bach’s Goldberg Variations for two pianos, fleshing out the original textures with doubled melodic lines, adding accompanying chords and even

Naxos’ ongoing complete Liszt piano music cycle reaches Volume 37 with the rarely heard first versions of three Petrarca Sonnets and Venezia e Napoli. The

Usually the most interesting International Van Cliburn Competition finalists are not first place winners but the runners-up. That certainly is the case with the 2013

Full disclosure: I have been crazy about Simone Kermes since the first time I laid ears on her, and went even wilder when I began

This set purports to contain Strauss’ complete orchestral music, but

Booklet note writer and Britten biographer Paul Kildea, best known

When was the last time a composer in residence at a major orchestra produced three first-rate pieces? Here is your answer. Magnus Lindberg is unquestionably

Since their first meeting, Leopold I’s professional as well personal admiration of Johann Schmelzer grew exponentially. Schmelzer quickly rose through the ranks of Leopold’s court

There have been some bad Bruckner Ninths popping up recently,

Because Jorge Bolet (1914-1990) recorded relatively little during his prime,
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