Filling In The Gaps

Filling In The Gaps: Wagner’s Patriotic Potboilers

David Hurwitz

For the Wagnerite who wants everything the Meister wrote, this […]

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Siegfried Wagner: Sonnenflammen, Sound and Fury Signifying…?

Robert Levine

Here is yet another of Siegfried Wagner’s 14 operas, the

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Filling in the Gaps: Two Rare Prokofiev Ballets

David Hurwitz

Neither of these ballets receives regular performance on stage or

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Filling in the Gaps: Rossini & Verdi Overtures from Abbado

Victor Carr Jr

With its qualities of intelligent, impassioned conducting married to polished

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Naxos’ Rossini Overture Edition Complete

David Hurwitz

This volume completes Naxos’ very enjoyable four-disc set of the

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Sterling Hindemith from Frank Peter Zimmermann

David Hurwitz

Hindemith’s music seems to be out of fashion these days.

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Filling In The Gaps: Weber 4-Hand Piano Works, Finally

David Hurwitz

Remarkable as it may seem, this is the only available

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Filling In The Gaps: Sibelius’ Strange Scaramouche

David Hurwitz

Saramouche is, after Kullervo, Sibelius’ largest work in any form,

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Filling In The Gaps: Dukas’ Marvelous Ariane With Gary Bertini

Jens F. Laurson

If you think of Paul Dukas as a Mickey-Mouse composer,

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Not Your Usual Dukas CD

David Hurwitz

This enterprising disc contains the premiere recording of Velléda, a

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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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by Robert Levine
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He’d received many honors before, but it wasn’t until last week that John Rutter, best known for his choral compositions and arrangements, especially works related