November 2021
Mendelssohn’s Early Quartets: Leipzig String Quartet’s Insightful Exploration of Opus 12 and Opus 13
Composer: Felix Mendelssohn Works: String Quartet in E flat major, Opus 12; String Quartet in A minor,…
Holmboe’s Nature-Inspired Works: Athelas Sinfonietta Copenhagen’s Evocative Performance Under Bellincampi’s Baton
Composer: Vagn Holmboe Works: Preludes for Sinfonietta, Vol. 2; To the Seagulls and the Cormorants, op. 174,…
Haydn’s String Quartets: A Captivating Journey Through Timeless Masterpieces
Composer: Joseph HAYDN (1732-1809) Works: Performers: Emerson Quartet Eugene Drucker, violin Philip Setzer, violin Lawrence Dutton, viola…
Händel’s Choral Masterpieces: Monteverdi Choir’s Stellar Performance of Gloria and Dixit Dominus
Composer: Georg Friedrich Händel Works: Gloria in Excelsis Deo, Dixit Dominus, Gloria (Vivaldi) Performers: Monteverdi Choir, English…
Swedish Overtures: St Petersburg Hermitage Orchestra’s Captivating Journey Through 19th-Century Nordic Landscapes
CD Review: Swedish Overtures Label: Sterling CDS-1009-2 Performers: St Petersburg Hermitage Orchestra, Kungl. Hovkapellet Conductors: Mats Liljefors…
Prauliņš’s Choral Masterworks: Riga Dome Boys’ Choir’s Evocative Tribute Under Martins Klisans
Composer: Imants Prauliņš Works: Odi et amo, Fiat Lux, Eden, Quare fremuerunt gentes, I beata trinitas, Rorando…
Primrose’s Timeless Collaboration: A Journey through Casadesus, Mozart, and Brahms with Iconic Performers
Composer: William Primrose, Henri Casadesus, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Johannes Brahms Works: Casadesus: Concerto in B Minor; Mozart:…
Voices: 1900-2000
Voices: 1900-2000 – A Choral Journey Through The Twentieth Century San Francisco Symphony Chorus, Vance George, Director…
The Time of the Troubadors: Vozes Alfonsinas’ Enchanting Journey through Medieval Spain and Portugal
Composer: Various, including Alfonso el Sabio, Dom Dinis de Portugal, Martin Soarez, Andre Dias de Lisboa, Martin…
Mie Miki’s Sonorities: A Bold Exploration of Accordion’s Contemporary Voice
Album Review: Sonorities Works: Mie Miki (accordion) Label: BIS CD-1144 [DDD] Duration: 79:03 Release Date: October 2001…
Debussy’s Children’s Corner: Pro Arte Guitar Trio’s Enchanting Transcription of Childhood Themes
Pro Arte Guitar Trio: Scenes from Childhood Label: ASV CD WHL2129 Duration: 61:55 Performers: Pro Arte Guitar…
Teyte’s French Songs: A Captivating Journey Through Authentic Vocal Art
Maggie Teyte: French Songs & Arias [FC] Recorded 1940-1947 ADD NAXOS HISTORICAL – GREAT SINGERS 8.110147 [66:…