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The first sounds heard in Sofia Gubaidulina’s Canticle of the Sun, an ascending series of strained solo cello portamentos, gives the impression that we’re in
This is as fine a rendition of Tchaikovsky’s Rococo Variations as you’re likely to encounter. Rostropovich, here in his first recording of the work, displays
By the time Rudolf Serkin came to record for DG, advancing age and declining health had begun to take their toll on the pianist’s redoubtable
This first-rate collection has no weak links at all: Karajan’s La Mer, Tilson Thomas’ Boston Symphony recording of Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun,
Khachaturian composed his 1963 Concerto Rhapsody for Rostropovich. It’s a sprawling, aptly named work that undergoes a series of colorful and fantastical gyrations that Rostropovich
This is the dullest of all of Rostropovich’s umpteen recordings of the Dvorák. The fault is Giulini’s. My god, he’s boring! He trudges through the
The preferred version of the Tchaikovsky Quartets is that of the Borodin Quartet. Problem is: Which Borodin Quartet? This Chandos Historical two-pack features the original
One famous American violinist described Yehudi Menuhin’s playing to me as an example of “mind over reality.” This sadly applies to this 1963 Bach E
Giya Kancheli often reminds me of a sort of Georgian Alan Pettersson: his music generally expresses sorrow and lamentation either loudly or softly, with nothing
Mstislav Rostropovich’s finest recording of the First Cello Concerto remains the one he made with Eugene Ormandy and the Philadelphia Orchestra in the composer’s presence.
