
Belgian-born André Cluytens was a splendid conductor, equally at home […]
Mozart and Clementi may have been serious rivals, yet Aldo Ciccolini lavishes equal amounts of loving care and seriousness of purpose on their respective sonatas.
These performances can’t compete sonically with Boulez’s DG remakes (of
Here’s a real sleeper worth any Schumann lover’s serious consideration–and
The first four discs of EMI’s 10-CD Liszt anniversary collection feature Aldo Ciccolini in the complete Années de pèlerinage (his superb stereo remakes), Harmonies poétiques
In the tradition of previous “complete edition” boxed sets devoted to pianists Yves Nat, Marcelle Meyer, and Georges Cziffra, EMI lavishes similar treatment upon Aldo
There are finer recordings around than this slightly droopy performance of d’Indy’s Symphony on a French Mountain Air, particularly Dutoit/Thibaudet on Decca, featuring much better
Cascavelle follows up Aldo Ciccolini’s superb Chopin and Schumann releases with a three-disc set devoted to Grieg’s complete Lyric Pieces. Although these 2004 recordings date
While Aldo Ciccolini’s pioneering stereo recording of Liszt’s Années de pèlerinage may be familiar via EMI’s 1989 budget-priced CD reissue, this first CD release of
Erik Satie’s reputation as a musical maverick and noncomformist (a hippie before his time, so to speak) struck a chord with music lovers in the