Reviews
Wagner Rarities by Goodall with Janet Baker
Goodall: Tristan Prelude; Wesendonck Lieder; Bruckner Symphony no. 8 in C Minor Janet Baker, mezzo-soprano; BBC Symphony…
Bliss Morning Heroes – War Memorial Revival
Arthur Bliss: Morning Heroes; Investiture Antiphonal Fanfare; Prayer of Saint Francis of Assisi Brian Blessed, orator. London…
Ruth Crawford Seeger Piano Music – Jenny Lin
Ruth Crawford Seeger: Piano Music Jenny Lin, piano; Timothy Jones, narrator BIS CD-1310 There are composers you…
Beethoven Late Sonatas by Richter – Live 1965
Ludwig van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827) Piano Sonata No.30 in E major Op.109 Piano Sonata No.31 in A flat major…
Borodin Prince Igor – Gergiev and the Mariinsky
Borodin Edition Alexander Borodin (1833-1887) BRILLIANT CLASSICS 94410 (599:08) The problem with Prince Igor has always been…
Fournier Cello Mastery – Forgotten Records Two Disc Survey
Luigi BOCCHERINI (1743-1805) Cello Concerto in B minor, G482 orch. and arr. Grützmacher [18:26] ¹ Joseph HAYDN (1732-1809) Cello…
Bartók Violin Concerto No. 2 – Kopatchinskaja
Béla BARTÓK (1881-1945) Violin Concerto No. 2 (1938) [38:57] Peter EÖTVÖS (b. 1944) Seven (2006) [22:58] György LIGETI (1923-2006) Violin…
Bernstein Symphonies and Divertimento – Slatkin Conducts BBC Symphony
Bernstein: Symphony no. 1, Jeremiah; Symphony no. 2, The Age of Anxiety; Divertimento for Orchestra Michelle DeYoung,…
Bach Well-Tempered Clavier Book II – Guillot
BACH Das wohltemperierte Clavier – Book II, BWV 870b-893 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Sébastien Guillot, harpsichord SAPHIR…
Bliss Orchestral Works – Lloyd-Jones
Sir Arthur BLISS (1891-1975) Meditations on a Theme by John Blow (1955) [33:46] Metamorphic Variations (1972) [38:49]…
Berlioz Overtures by Davis and Bergen Philharmonic
BERLIOZ Overtures (Sir Andrew Davis) Hector Berlioz (1803-1869) Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra/Sir Andrew Davis CHANDOS CHSA 5118 SACD…
Bach Concertos Reconstructed – Tomter and Kuuskmann
Johann Sebastian BACH (1685-1750) Concerto in E flat major (reconstruction based on BWV 169, 49, 1053) [16:18] Concerto…
Chopin by Goerner – A Remarkable EMI Debut
Nelson Goerner Plays Chopin EMI Debut CDZ5 69701–2 There are pianists who play Chopin, and then there…
Bach Chamber Works – London Conchord Ensemble
BACH Flute Works Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Daniel Pailthorpe (flute), Julian Milford (piano), London Conchord Ensemble CHAMPS…
Verdi La Forza del Destino Remastered by Pristine Audio
BELLINI I puritani – Opera seria in three parts Vincenzo Bellini (1801-1835) Maria Callas (soprano), Giuseppe Di…
Bériot Violin Concertos – Nishizaki and Walter
The Belgian violin school—what a curious footnote it has become in our musical consciousness.
Mozart Figaro at the Met – 1943 Wartime Cast
Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro** Metropolitan Opera, 1943 (Paul Breisach) Guild Historical 2203–5 [3 CDs] Here’s a…
Froberger Keyboard Works – Kelemen on Baumeister Organ
Froberger’s Italian Manner—Mostly Johann Jacob Froberger remains one of those composers whose reputation has never quite caught…
Christopher Fox: Solo Cello Works – Anton Lukoszevieze
# Christopher Fox: Solo Cello Works ## Anton Lukoszevieze, cello ### Metier MSV CD92059 [72:42] When a…
Russian Concertos by William Kapell
PROKOFIEV: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C, Op. 26; SHOSTAKOVICH: Preludes, Op. 34 (Nos. 24, 10, 5);…