Reviews
Berezovsky: Ukrainian Sacred Choral Works by Vidrodzhennya
Maksym Berezovsky: Ukrainian Sacred Music, Volume 1 Vidrodzhennya Chamber Choir; Mstyslav Yurchenko, director. Claudio CB 4730–2. Recorded…
Bach Family Motets – Clare College Choir
Bach Family: Motets Works by Johann Christian Bach (1642–1703), Johann Bach (1604–73), Johann Michael Bach (1648–94), Johann…
Froberger Clavichord Works by Thurston Dart
Froberger’s Intimate World: Dart’s Clavichord Testament The clavichord was the secret instrument of the baroque—too quiet for…
Lipatti Chopin Concerto – Zurich 1950
Ghosts and Memories: Lipatti’s Chopin and the Perils of Nostalgia There’s always something unsettling about returning to…
Edward German: Orchestral Works by RTÉ Orchestra
Edward German: In Search of a Lost Voice Marco Polo 8.223695 (65:26) Edward German (1862–1936) Richard III…
Stokowski Conducts Mozart and the Philadelphia Orchestra
Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante, K. 297b. Beethoven: Symphony no. 6 in F Major, op. 68, “Pastoral” Marcel Tabuteau,…
Dvořák and Herbert Cello Concertos – Kreger and Yu
A Bohemian and an Irishman Walk into New York The pairing of Dvořák’s Cello Concerto with Victor…
CPE Bach Keyboard Works by Pletnev
C.P.E. Bach: Sonatas, Rondos, and Fantasies Mikhail Pletnev, piano. Deutsche Grammophon 459 614–2. Recorded 1998. Released 1999….
Chaliapin Boris Godunov – 1928 Covent Garden
Chaliapin’s Boris: A Voice from Beyond This isn’t just a historic release. It’s a séance. Guild Historical…
Piazzolla Orchestral Works – Dutoit Montreal
Piazzolla: Orchestral Works Daniel Binelli, bandoneon; Eduardo Isaac, guitar; Louise Pellerin, piano; Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal/Charles Dutoit…
Tennstedt Mahler Fifth and Das Lied
# Tennstedt’s Mahler: The Authority of Long Acquaintance The reissue of Klaus Tennstedt’s 1978 Fifth Symphony and…
Lekeu Adagio with Barber and Britten
A Modest Lekeu Discovery, Indifferently Served This Pavane disc—reissued, one assumes, from an earlier album though the…
Frescobaldi Keyboard Works by Colin Booth
Frescobaldi: Keyboard Music Colin Booth, harpsichord and organ Soundboard SBCD 201 [76:19] Colin Booth makes harpsichords. He…
Finnissy Piano Works – Ian Pace Explores
Michael Finnissy: Piano Works Ian Pace, piano Metier MSV CD92027 [76:02 + 70:49] The trouble with Finnissy—and…
Massenet Werther – Tagliavini and Tassinari in Italian Style
Massenet’s Werther in Italianate Splendor Ferruccio Tagliavini (Werther), Pia Tassinari (Charlotte), Marcello Cortis (Albert), Vittoria Neviani (Sophie);…
Dvořák and Elgar Cello Concertos – Robert Cohen
# A Tale of Two Concertos Robert Cohen’s coupling of the Dvořák and Elgar cello concertos—recorded in…
Grieg Lyric Pieces – Håkon Austbø
Grieg’s Miniature Worlds, Beautifully Inhabited The Lyric Pieces constitute one of the great ongoing projects in piano…
Bach Brandenburg Concertos – Il Gusto Barocco
Johann Sebastian BACH (1685-1750) Brandenburg Concertos, BWV 1046-51 (1721) Il Gusto Barocco/Jörg Halubek (harpsichord) rec. 3-4 August…
Holmboe: Environmental Preludes and Chamber Works
Holmboe’s Environmental Elegies Vagn Holmboe’s final decade saw him turning—unexpectedly, perhaps—to nature. Not the Romantic sublime, mind…
Kusser Theatrical Overtures – Franco-German Baroque Fusion
Kusser’s Theatrical Overtures: A Glimpse into the Franco-German Baroque Crossroads Johann Sigismund Kusser—who Gallicized his name to…