Esfahani; Mahan

A New Music Tour-De-Force From Mahan Esfahani

Jed Distler

Put simply, I’ve rarely encountered such a wide ranging, provocative, intelligently curated, effectively paced, and brilliantly performed program of contemporary harpsichord music. Mahan Esfahani begins

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Mahan Esfahani’s Intriguing Goldberg Variations

Jens F. Laurson

From the start, harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani deviates from the well-worn, well-known embellishments and grace-notes in Bach’s Goldberg Variations as we know them through Grandmaster Glenn

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Major Discoveries: C.P.E.’s Württemberg Sonatas

David Hurwitz

Given their importance and their status as masterpieces, C.P.E. Bach’s

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Mahler’s Ninth, Chamber Style

Jed Distler June 15, 2025

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CD From Hell: Sinopoli’s Tired, Decadent Elgar Symphonies

David Hurwitz June 15, 2025

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CD From Hell: More Faux Elgar, For A Change

David Hurwitz June 15, 2025

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