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Vítěslav Novák (1870-1949) was an important and highly accomplished composer. His reputation hovers on the margins of our musical consciousness, largely because there has been
J.S. Bach bookended his Clavier-Übung III (the German Organ Mass) with his so-called “St. Anne” Prelude and Fugue in E-flat, putting the Prelude at the
Despite his high standing among conductors who dominated the American
Archetypes consists of twelve character sketches: Rebel, Innocent, Orphan, Lover, Magician, Ruler, Joker, Caregiver, Sage, Creator, Hero and Explorer. Four movements were composed by guitarist
The Bottom Line: Despite the extraordinary claims made by his partisans, Hans Rott’s (1858-84) music reveals little individuality or self-evident skill. This first volume (of
The Bottom Line: When Colin Davis was “on,” he was
The Botton Line: If you’ve been following this Capriccio series of works by Walter Braunfels (1882-1954), a very talented, half-Jewish German composer whose music was
The Bottom Line: Finally, DG has boxed up Claudio Abbado’s
L’Île Enchantée is an early (1864) ballet originally designed to be performed as a divertissement following a performance of Bellini’s La Sonnambula. Nights at the
The Czech cellist Saša Večtomov (1930-1989) recorded a good number of discs for Supraphon and Melodiya, both as soloist and as a member of the
