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.

Bruckner’s Eighth Symphony: Skrowaczewski’s Majestic Interpretation with Saarbrücken Radio Symphony Orchestra

Composer: Anton Bruckner Works: Symphony No. 8 Performers: Saarbrücken Radio Symphony Orchestra, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski Recording: Kongresshalle, Saarbrücken,…

Johann Sebastian Bach – Organ Masterpieces

Johann Sebastian Bach – Organ Masterpieces Johann Sebastian Bach’s organ compositions, painstakingly brought to life by Ton…

BACH Magnificat in D Major (a) Cantata Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen BWV 51 (b)

Performers: Nancy Argenta, Patrizia Kwella, Charles Brett, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, David Thomas, Monteverdi Choir (a), Emma Kirkby,…

Beethoven’s Bagatelles and Dances: Jandó’s Captivating Interpretation from Budapest

Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) Works: Bagatelles and Dances, Volume 3: Performer: Jeno Jandó (piano) Recorded: Budapest,…

Richard Strauss’s Masterworks: Jochum’s and Reiner’s Revelations with Iconic Orchestras

Richard Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel, Der Rosenkavalier Waltz Sequences, Don Juan, Death and Transfiguration, Also Sprach Zarathustra, Ein…

Schumann’s Album für die Jugend: Rico Gulda’s Evocative Interpretation of Innocence and Complexity

Composer: Robert SCHUMANN Works: Album für die Jugend, Op. 68 Performer: Rico Gulda, piano Recorded: December 2000,…

Berlioz’s Overtures: A Captivating Journey Through Orchestral Masterpieces

Composer: Hector Berlioz Works: Overture ‘Le Carnaval romain,’ Op. 9, H. 95; ‘Grande Ouverture du Roi Lear,’…

Bach’s Organ Masterpieces: Tillmanns’ Captivating Anthology from St. Nikolaus

Johann Sebastian BACH (1685-1750) Organ Works Fantasia and Fugue in G minor BWV 542 Fantasia in G…

Hovhaness’s Ethereal Compositions: Fong and Ashby’s Captivating Performance of Selected Works

Composer: Alan Hovhaness Works: Oror “Lullaby” Op. 1a (1922/26), Varak Op. 47a (1944), Chahagir Op. 56a (1944),…

Vaughan Williams’ Chamber Works: Maggini Quartet’s Captivating Journey through Pastoral and Modernist Landscapes

Composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams Works: Phantasy Quintet (1912), String Quartet No. 1 in G minor (1908 rev….

Liszt’s Transcriptions: Scherbakov’s Masterful Rendition of Beethoven’s Symphonies

Composer: Franz Liszt Works: Piano Transcriptions of Beethoven Symphonies: Symphony No. 1 in C major, Symphony No….

Elgar’s Choral Masterpieces: A Timeless Interpretation of Gerontius and Sea Pictures

Composer: Edward Elgar Works: The Dream of Gerontius; Sea Pictures Performers: Heddle Nash, tenor; Gladys Ripley, contralto;…