Kalichstein; Joseph

Tchaikovsky & Arensky: Piano Trios/Kalichstein, etc.

Victor Carr Jr

Joseph Kalichstein, Jaime Laredo, and Sharon Robinson offer a decidedly more melancholy Tchaikovsky Trio than we hear in impassioned readings by the Ashkenazy Trio on

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Beethoven: Piano Trios/Laredo, etc.

Jed Distler

The Kalichstein/Laredo/Robinson trio kick-starts its Beethoven cycle by grabbing the so-called “Ghost” by the scruff and not letting go for a split second. The players

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Zwilich: Concertos/Laredo, Robinson

ClassicsToday

Ellen Taaffe Zwilich’s music is often criticized as being derivative, but it is engaging, well-crafted, mercifully free from gimmickry, and stylistically coherent. The earliest work

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Big Boxes: Prime Vintage Ormandy on RCA Victor

Jed Distler May 11, 2025

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Filling In The Gaps: Wagner’s Patriotic Potboilers

David Hurwitz May 11, 2025

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Karg-Elert’s Pleasantly Arcane Piano/Harmonium Wagner Arrangements

Jed Distler May 11, 2025

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