Frank; Claude

85TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION

Jed Distler

These 2008/09 recordings were made in anticipation of Claude Frank’s 85th birthday on December 24, 2010, and testify to the veteran pianist’s seasoned musicianship and

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Beethoven Sonatas Frank

Jed Distler

Music and Arts has repackaged its reissue of Claude Frank’s late-1960s Beethoven Sonata cycle (originally released by RCA to tie in with the composer’s 1970

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Franks: Schubert, Arte Nova C

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Whether or not the disc’s producers intended it, this trio of works for violin and piano forms an interesting microcosm that pinpoints some of the

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The Nightingale String Quartet Vagn Holmboe Cycle Continues

Jed Distler August 3, 2025

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CD From Hell: Gatti’s Deathly Dull Debussy

David Hurwitz August 3, 2025

Cutting Brilliance (with a few quirks): Jumppanen’s Debussy Préludes

Jed Distler August 3, 2025

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