
Per Nørgård composed his first solo cello sonata between the ages of 19 and 21. His seriousness, sensitivity, and strong personality were clearly present early
The Bottom Line: This stunning new release features the world premiere of Whitman, a radio play by Norman Corwin with evocative music by Bernard Herrmann,
Crumb subtitles his Metamorphoses (Book 1) “Ten Fantasy-Pieces (after celebrated paintings),” and if that sounds like fun, it is. The paintings are by Klee, van
Bach’s motets are difficult as the dickens but among the most beautiful, uplifting, and refined works of a composer’s output that is positively stacked with
Carlton Classics’ CD reissue of Charles Rosen’s 1977 Beethoven Diabelli
However unlikely it may seem, these two very different piano concertos make logical disc mates. Both take advantage of an unusually close relationship between piano
Pianist Éric Heidsieck’s Erato and HMV recordings made little headway
An entire program of English music recorded by a German choir doesn’t happen all that often, and a disc of “very English” Christmas repertoire may
I have listened to Bach’s Christmas Oratorio from childhood on. Every season, always the same tape–until it wore out. That’s the reason Karl Richter’s (second)
The American pianist Ruth Slenczynska celebrated her 95th birthday on