Thomas Fasano

Tom Fasano has been writing reviews of classical music recordings for the past quarter century. He's finally making them public on this blog.
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Błażejczyk: Physics and Electronics by Klangforum Wien

Wojciech BŁAŻEJCZYK (b. 1981) General Theory of Relativity #NetworkMusic for voice, ensemble and live electronics (2017) [14:00] General…

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Dvořák/Dabić: Origins

Title: Dvořák/Dabić: Origins Composer(s): Antonín Dvořák; Jelena Dabić Work(s): String Quartet No. 13 in G major, Op….

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Brahms Late Piano Pieces – Paul Lewis Finds Life

# Brahms’s Late Piano Pieces: Paul Lewis Finds the Pulse Beneath the Reverie Paul Lewis has been…

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CPE Bach Sonatas and Rondos – Hamelin Hyperion Recording

Carl Philipp Emanuel BACH (1714-1788) Sonatas and Rondos Marc-André Hamelin (piano) rec. 2021, Mechanics Hall, Worcester, USA…

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Bartók and Szymanowski Night Music

Composers: Béla Bartók; Karol Szymanowski Works: Sonata No. 1 for Violin and Piano, Sz. 75; Sonata No….

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Martinů & Bartók – Modernism with Muscle

Frank Peter Zimmermann is one of those violinists who can make seriousness sound like a form of seduction, which helps when the program is Martinů plus Bartók.

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American Symphonies: Loeffler to Barber by Treviño

Americascapes Charles Martin LOEFFLER (1861–1935) La Mort de Tintageles, Op. 6 (1897) [25:48] Carl RUGGLES (1876–1971) Evocations (orchestral version,…

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Bach, Refracted Through Schnittke

Title: Bach, Refracted Through Schnittke Composers: Johann Sebastian Bach; Alfred Schnittke Works: Concerto for 2 Violins in…

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Malcolm Arnold at His Most Winning

Composer: Sir Malcolm ArnoldWorks: English Dances, Set 1; English Dances, Set 2; Scottish Dances; Cornish Dances; Irish…

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Mendelssohn Violin Concertos – Tianwa Yang

Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E Minor, op. 64; Violin Concerto in D Minor; Violin Sonata in F…

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Villa-Lobos Symphonies – St Clair and Stuttgart Radio

Heitor VILLA-LOBOS Symphonies nos. 6 “Sobre a linha das montanhas do Brasil” & 8. Suite for strings….

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Havergal Brian Symphonies – BBC Recordings Reissued

Havergal BRIAN (1876-1972) Symphony No 3 in C-sharp minor (1931-1932) [53:53] Symphony No 17 (1960-1961) [13:45] Ronald…

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Johann Ludwig Bach’s Trauermusik Emerges from the Shadows

Composer: Johann Ludwig Bach (1677–1731) Work: Trauermusik Performers: Anna Prohaska, soprano; Ivonne Fuchs, contralto; Maximilian Schmitt, tenor;…

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Willows

Works by Vaughan Williams, Ellen Reid, Caroline Shaw, and Nico Muhly Pekka Kuusisto, violin; Sam Amidon, vocals,…

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Rossini: Sigismondo – A Flawed Curiosity Revisited

Gioachino ROSSINI (1792-1868) ARTHAUS MUSIK 108 062 Robert J Farr  There are operas that fail and then…

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Adès’ Dante: A Modern Ballet Masterpiece

ADÈS, THOMAS: Dante (ballet) Conductor: Dudamel, Gustavo Orchestra: Los Angeles Philharmonic Record Label: Nonesuch – 075597906165 Medium:…

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Delibes Lakmé – Mesplé and Lombard

Delibes: Lakmé Mady Mesplé, soprano; Charles Burles, tenor; Roger Soyer, bass-baritone; Orchestre et Chœurs du Théâtre National…

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Bach: Six Violin Sonatas for Keyboard and Violin

Sonatas for harpsichord and violin, BWV1014-1019 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Catherine Manson (violin); Ton Koopman (harpsichord) CHALLENGE…