
Saverio Mercadante (1795-1870), composer of 60 operas, was once up there with Bellini and Donizetti; his operas have taken longer to find 20th and 21st
Those who think that the piccolo is nothing but a
Aside from having a remarkably flat head (see cover photo),
The 500th anniversary of the generally agreed beginning of the
It’s always fun to hear great musicians playing music outside
After Belohlávek’s dreary “traditional” new Decca recording of this music,
As might be expected, Nikolaus Harnoncourt has one or two
For decades, Ben Johnston’s 1984 String Quartet No. 7 had
This program was recorded in 1964, just a year after
Certainly the disc’s title is intriguing. But based on past