May 2022
Ropartz’s Piano Music: Thinat’s Compelling Exploration of French Modernism
Composer: Guy Ropartz (1864-1955) Works: Piano Music Performer: Françoise Thinat (piano) Label: Marco Polo Release Date: 1991…
Bach’s Harpsichord Masterpieces: Richard Egarr’s Captivating Exploration of Timeless Elegance
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach Works: Partita No.1, BWV825; 6 Small Preludes from Johann Peter Kellner’s Collection; Fuga…
Mahler’s Fifth Symphony: Conlon’s Insightful Direction with Gurzenich Orchestra Cologne
Composer: Gustav Mahler Works: Symphony No. 5 Performers: Gurzenich Orchestra Cologne, James Conlon (conductor) Recording: September 1994,…
Beethoven’s Pioneering Sonatas: Gieseking’s Masterful Interpretations of the C Major, F Minor, E Major, and A Flat Major Works
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven Works: Piano Sonata No 21 in C major, Op. 53 ‘Waldstein’; Piano Sonata…
Holmboe’s Piano Works: Blyme’s Masterful Exploration of Danish Modernism
Composer: Vagn Holmboe Works: Suono da Bardo – Symphonic Suite (1949), Sonatina Briosa (1941), Suite (1931), Rumaesk…
Atterberg’s Piano Works: Derwinger’s Expressive Journey with Radio-Philharmonie Hannover
Composer: Kurt Atterberg Works: Piano Concerto, Rhapsody, Ballade and Passacaglia Performers: Löve Derwinger (piano), Radio-Philharmonie Hannover des…
Contemporary Voices: The Hoxton Thirteen Composers’ Ensemble’s Innovative Exploration
Composer: Various Works: Patterning (Tansy Davies), Saturnine (Jonathan Powell), Constellations (Mary Bellamy), Buoy (Morgan Hayes), Partners in…
Knut Vaage’s Contemporary Works: BIT 20 Ensemble’s Innovative Performance
Review Metadata: Composer: Knut Vaage (b. 1961) Works: Movements, Hexa, Transit, Jug Band Rag Performers: BIT 20…
Martinu’s Symphonic Landscapes: National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine’s Captivating Performance Under Arthur Fagen
Composer: Bohuslav Martinu Works: Symphony No. 3, Symphony No. 5 Performers: National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine, Arthur…
Bach’s Piano Transcriptions: Busoni’s Masterful Reimagining of Sacred Works
BACH-BUSONI: Piano Transcriptions Johann Sebastian BACH (1685-1750) arr. Ferruccio BUSONI (1866-1924) Prelude and Fugue in D, BWV…
Songs of the British Isles: An Enchanting Journey through Timeless Melodies and Poetic Expressions
Composer: Various Works: Dibdin: Tom Bowling; Braham: The Death of Nelson; Balfe: Come into the Garden Maud;…
Bartók’s Orchestral Masterpieces: Botstein’s Compelling Exploration with London Philharmonic
Béla Bartók (1881-1945) Concerto for Orchestra (1943) Four Orchestral Pieces, Op. 12 (1921) Hungarian Peasant Songs, Op….
Mozart’s Aria Mastery: Celebrating Gluck’s Dramatic Legacy and Mysliveček’s Melodic Charm
Composer: W.A. Mozart, Christoph Willibald Gluck, Josef Mysliveček Works: From La Clemenza di Tito (1791) “Parto, ma…
Holmboe’s Nature-Inspired Preludes: Athelas Sinfonietta’s Evocative Performances with Jesper Juul Sørensen and Anne Mehter Stæhr
Composer: Vagn Holmboe Works: Preludes for Sinfonietta – Vol. 2: Prelude No. 1 To a Pine Tree…
Medtner’s Piano Works: Binns’ Insightful Journey Through Introspection and Elegance
Composer: Nikolai Medtner Works: Sonate-Ballade Op. 27, Sonata Minacciosa, Sonate Orageuse Op. 53 No. 2, Four Skazki…