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Reference Recording: The Panocha’s Essential Dvorák String Quartets

by David Hurwitz

The Panocha Quartet's complete Dvorák cycle remains the finest yet produced, and a testament to the... Continue Reading

Under the Radar: Hans Henkemans’ Philips Debussy Recordings

by Jed Distler

It is safe to say that the Dutch pianist Hans Henkemans (1913-1995), who also composed throughout hi... Continue Reading

Historic Gems: The 1930 Solesmes Choir Gregorian Chant Recordings

by Jed Distler

The 1930 recordings by the Monks at the Abbey of Solesmes under the direction of Dom Joseph Gajard m... Continue Reading

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Featured Label: Praga

Rozhdestvensky’s Pulverizing Czech Radio Shostakovich Fourth

by David Hurwitz

There are very, very few bad recordings of Shostakovich's massive Fourth Symphony (Inbal's was one), but none play the work better than Rozhdestvensky. What we have here, essentially, is the same inte... Continue Reading

Featured Label: Melodiya

Rozhdestvensky’s Authentic Prokofiev Symphonies

by David Hurwitz

This complete Prokofiev symphony cycle, from the mid 1960s, represents one of Gennadi Rozhdestvensky's best efforts on disc. It has all the power and brilliance the music requires, with none of that h... Continue Reading

Featured Label: Moscow Studio Archives

Tchaikovsky: Rococo & Florence

by Victor Carr Jr

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 his fabled technical prowess and musical s... Continue Reading

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Shi-An Costello Does It Differently

June 18, 2018 by Jed Distler

Glenn Gould’s infamous remark to the effect that the only excuse for recording a piece is to do it differently appears to be Shi-An Costello’s credo, his mantra, and his modus operandi. Hell, let�... Continue Reading

Sterile Pinafore from Scottish Opera

June 17, 2018 by David Hurwitz

This sterile, bloodless performance, recorded in concert, is difficult to comprehend. Richard Egarr conducts a mincing, precious, charmless account of the score featuring a consistently light, "period... Continue Reading

Time Travel With Arvo Pärt

June 12, 2018 by Jens F. Laurson

This first complete recording of all of Arvo Pärt’s symphonies amounts to aesthetic time travel. From his avant-garde beginnings to his deliciously enchanting tintinnabuli-style minimalism, they co... Continue Reading

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