• Who Is Classical Guy?

    Classical Guy (classicalguy.com) was founded and run by Tom Fasano, covering classical music recordings the way they should be covered — the best, the worst, and everything worth arguing about. Reviews, commentary, and discussion of all things classical, for people who love the music and could not care less about “high culture” pretension. This is […]

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  • Frank Bridge: – Cello Sonatas

    Andreas Brantelid (cello), Bengt Forsberg (piano), The Royal Danish Orchestra, Thomas Søndergård Naxos · 8573690 · 73 minutes There’s something about English cello writing from this era that feels like walking through fog on a coastline — Bridge, Elgar, and Ireland all mine that same melancholic vein, but each with a distinct shade of grey. Brantelid seems to understand […]

    CELLO SONATAS | 26.08.05

  • Telemann: – Concerto TWV 51:D8 in D major for horn, strings & b.c.

    RJ Kelley (horn), Alexandra Cook (horn), John Aubrey (horn), Krista Bennion Feeney (violin)Palisades Baroque, Richard Dunn Centaur · CRC3380 · 75 minutes Horn concertos from the Baroque era are a bit of a minor miracle when you stop to think about it — natural horns with no valves, played by people who somehow nail the intonation on notes that […]

    HORN CONCERTOS | 26.08.05

  • Brahms: – Clarinet Sonata No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 120 No. 2

    Antoine Tamestit (viola), Cédric Tiberghien (piano), Matthias Goerne (baritone) Harmonia Mundi · HMM902652 · 56 minutes Brahms wrote these sonatas late in life, originally for clarinet, and something about hearing them on viola instead brings out an even darker, more autumnal quality — that husky lower register just seems built for the ache in this music. Tamestit and Tiberghien […]

    BRAHMS | 26.08.05

  • Thomas Zehetmair

    Thomas Zehetmair (baroque violin) ECM · 4818558 · 2 hours 6 minutes Zehetmair recorded these six works once before, decades ago, and coming back to them on baroque violin isn’t some nostalgic victory lap — it’s a genuinely different conversation with the music. The gut strings and lighter bow pull the sound away from Romantic grandeur and toward something […]

    THOMAS ZEHETMAIR | 26.08.05

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