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It isn’t, strictly speaking, absolutely necessary to compare Antonio Rosetti (1750-1792) to Haydn or Mozart. But as soon as you hear a few bars of
These recordings, originally made by EMI, were previously released in different compilations on CDs that have since gone out of print. (Now that the copyright
I’ve always thought of William Mathias as a sort of alter-Britten. Sort-of because while the musical cues and clues are there, he’s also much more
You don’t have to look very far (check out the Classicstoday.com reviews archives) to find at least a half dozen first rate recordings of these
This CD’s whimsical cover photo might give the impression of silliness on the part of the musicians, but Trio SR9 is quite serious about its
In some respects Philip Glass’ Third Piano Concerto (scored for pianist and string orchestra) represents “typical” Glass: the repeated phrases assembled like modular shelves, the
The ballet’s story is quickly told: Pygmalion, a sculptor, falls in love with one of his own creations. Would-be girlfriend Céphise doesn’t buy it and
Long overshadowed by his famous nephew François, Louis Couperin’s reputation has increased tenfold over the past decade or so. More harpsichordists (at least on disc)
The Polish pianist Piotr Slopecki first came to my attention through his forceful and energetic 2013 recording of Bach’s Goldberg Variations. He follows up five
We didn’t really need this release. BIS has perfectly fine versions of these two symphonies already. Indeed, the Seventh, conducted by Leif Segerstam, is a
