
There are two versions of Boccherini’s Stabat Mater, one for […]
Boccherini divided his quartet output into two categories, “big” works
It’s amazing that this music remains so little known; it’s simply wonderful. None of Boccherini’s symphonies require trumpets and drums, most feature some sort of
Poulenc’s music is supposed to be lighthearted, easy to play, and not too technically demanding. Why then are there so many lousy performances of it?
Here we go again. Luigi Puxeddu claims to be an expert on the interpretation of 18th-century music. Maybe he is, but is he a great
In his booklet notes to Testament’s luscious reissues of the
The Bottom Line: Nice playing, a touch micro-managed, and hardly the best in this repertoire.
Recorded during the 2021 Hamburg Festival, Avanti Classic’s third “Rendez-vous with Martha Argerich” box set features the legendary pianist and various emerging and established colleagues
This disc must be counted among the most interesting and important releases of the year. Brazilian composer Camargo Guarnieri (his real first name was Mozart,
Poulenc’s choral music would be a lot more popular with choirs if it just wasn’t so darned difficult to sing. Because it’s the sort of