Tickling Ivories & Tasting Vodka: Yundi Li’s Bittersweet Chopin Sonata
Frédéric CHOPIN, Piano Sonata No. 3 op. 58 (1844), Yundi Li [AT], DG 2023. Grade: B+ Like…
Chopin & Rachmaninov: A Soap Opera in Sonata, Starring Walton/Owen!
Composer: Frédéric Chopin, Sergei Rachmaninov Work: Cello Sonatas Performers: Walton/Owen Label/Year: Somm 2002 Grade: B Chopin and…
Tipo Navigates Clementi’s Corn Maze of Piano Works!
Composer: Muzio Clementi; Work: Piano Works; Performers: Maria Tipo; Label/Year: Warner 2023. Grade: B. Once dubbed the…
Coles’ WWI Melodies: A Sepia Symphony Fighting to be Heard
Composer: Cecil Coles Work: Music from Behind the Lines Performers: Various Artists Label/Year: Hyperion 2023 Grade: B-…
Connolly’s ‘Night Thoughts’: A Lullaby for Quantum Physicists!
Justin Connolly, Work: Night Thoughts, Sonatina No. 2: Ennead Op. 26, Performers: [CT], Label/Year: Metier, 2002. Grade:…
Latimer’s Pianistic Juggle: From Chandeliers to Taverns in Alkan-Balakirev Duel
Charles-Valentin Alkan, Mily Balakirev Concerto for Solo Piano Op. 39; Islamey Mark Latimer, piano APR 5600, 1999/1994…
Arnold’s Audacious Array: A Flamboyant Fiery Feast of Classical Notes
Malcolm Arnold Guitar Concerto Op.67, English Dances Op.27 & Op.33, Symphony for Brass Instruments Op.123, Quintet for…
CD Title: Goldberg Variations, BWV…
CD Title: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach Performer: Joseph Payne (harpsichord) Record Label and…
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714-1788): The Complete Keyboard Concertos – Volume 10
Composer: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach Performers: Miklós Spányi (tangent piano), Concerto Armonico, Péter Szüts Record Label: BIS…
Joseph-Ermend Bonnal (1880-1944) String Quartets No. 1 & 2
Composer: Joseph-Ermend Bonnal Performers: Quatuor Debussy Record Label: ARION Number: ARN 68504 Length: 54.39 In this remarkable…
Boismortier – Sonatas for Two Flutes without Bass
Composer: Joseph Bodin de Boismortier (1689-1755) Performers: Stéphan Perreau, Benjamin Gaspon (Baroque Flutes) Record Label: Disques Pierre…
Ludwig van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827) Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Opus 21; Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Opus 36
Ludwig van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827) Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Opus 21; Symphony No. 2 in D…
The Six Partitas
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach Performers: Lucy Carolan Record Label: SIGNUM Record Number: SIGCD102 Recording Dates: May and…
BACH (1685-1750) Cantatas 83-86
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach Performers: Bach Ensemble, Helmuth Rilling Record Label: HAENSSLER Number: CD 92.027 Recording Dates:…
French Suites and Selected Pieces
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach, Henry Purcell, William Croft Perfomer(s): Thurston Dart Record Label and Number: ISMERON, JMSCD…
Bach (1685-1750) Cello Suites
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach Performer: Robert Cohen Record Label: Regis Records Record Number: RRC 2001 Record Year:…
The Crown of Diamonds (Les Diamants de la Couronne) – Comic Opera in 3 Acts (1841)
Composer: Daniel-François Esprit Auber (1782-1871) Performers: Ghyslaine Raphanel (sop), Mylène Mornet (sop), Christophe Einhorn (ten), Armand Arapian…
Duets for two violins / Sonata for two violins
Duets for two violins / Sonata for two violins This CD providently brings together two significant compositions…
Renaissance Rockstar: Daca’s Bold Stratocaster-Style Lute in ‘El Parnasso’
Estevan Daca “El Parnasso” (1576) Various Performers Arcana B+ The aging Daca, with his Renaissance villancicos and…
Danielpour’s Requiem: A Symphony with a Side of Overcooked Hamburger
Richard Danielpour An American Requiem Various Artists Reference Recordings B- Richard Danielpour’s “An American Requiem”, with the…
Delius’ ‘Norwegian Masterworks’: A Fjord Frolic Marred by Mid-Air Munchies
Frederick Delius Norwegian Masterworks Aarhus Symphony Orchestra/Bo Holten Danacord B- Delius’ “Norwegian Masterworks” is a mixed bag…
Chadwick’s ‘Symphonic Sketches’: A Bold Bagel in a Brahms-Wagner Sandwich!
Composer: George Whitefield Chadwick Work: Symphonic Sketches Performers: Unspecified Label/Year: Reference Recordings 2002 Grade: B In Chadwick’s…
Bach to the Future: A Mischievous Guitar Twist on Baroque Classics
Johann Sebastian Bach Guitar Transcriptions Enno Voorhorst NAXOS 8.555369, 2023 Grade: B+ Enno Voorhorst brings a mischievous…
Rocking the Classics: C.P.E. Bach Brews an Artisanal Symphony
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach Pièces de caractère Marcia Hadjimarkos, pianoforte and clavichord ZIG-ZAG TERRITOIRES ZZT 020301 [67.03]…