Benatzky’s L’Auberge du Cheval blanc: Bourvil’s Charismatic Performance with Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire

Composer: Ralph Benatzky Works: L’Auberge du Cheval blanc (The White Horse Inn) Performers: Bourvil (Leopold), Andrine Forli…

Mernier’s Chamber Works: Charlier and Quatuor Danel’s Captivating Exploration

Composer: Benoît Mernier Works: Clarinet Quintet (1998/9), Les Niais de Sologne (1999), Les Idées Heureuses (1996/7), Intonazione…

Holst’s Choral Masterpieces: A Rich Tapestry with Purcell Singers and St Paul Chamber Orchestra

Composer: Gustav Holst Works: Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda, Savitri, Seven Partsongs, The Evening Watch, Fugal…

Avison’s Concerto Grosso Op. 9: The Georgian Concert’s Captivating Revival

Composer: Charles Avison Works: Concerto Grosso Op. 9 Nos. 1, 4, 6, 7, 8, & 9 Performers:…

Donizetti’s Queenly Triad: Beverly Sills’ Commanding Performances in Operatic Masterpieces

Composer: Gaetano Donizetti Works: Anna Bolena, Maria Stuarda, Roberto Devereux Performers: Anna Bolena – Beverly Sills (soprano),…

Handel’s Theodora: Neumann’s Captivating Interpretation with Kölner Kammerchor and Collegium Cartusianum

Composer: Georg Friedrich Handel Works: Theodora HWV 68 Performers: Johanette Zomer, soprano; Syste Buwalda, alto; Helena Rasker,…

Kaufmann’s Vocal Works: Barbary and Holroyd’s Intimate Interpretations with Orchestre Bernard Calmel

Composer: Serge Kaufmann Works: Cantabile, Le temps déchiré, Elégie, Un matin à Varsovie, Et si un jour…

Verdi’s Il Trovatore: La Scala’s Timeless Interpretation from the 1930 Recording

Composer: Giuseppe Verdi Works: Il Trovatore Performers: Bianca Scacciati (soprano), Enrico Molinari (baritone), Giuseppe Zinetti (mezzo-soprano), Francesco…

Gibbons’ Unaccompanied Works: Levy and Ensemble’s Captivating Rendition of Intricate Fantasias

Composer: Orlando Gibbons Works: Go from my Window; Fantasia a6 No. 5; Fantasia a6 No. 6; What…

Vivaldi’s Cello Concertos: Debrus Duo’s Dynamic Collaboration with Arpeggio Chamber Orchestra

Composer: Antonio Vivaldi Works: Cello Concerto in E minor, Concerto in G major RV 413, Concerto for…

Whettam’s Dramatic Works: Rummel’s Captivating Performance with Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra

Composer: Graham Whettam Works: Concerto Drammatico, Sinfonia contra timore Performers: Martin Rummel (cello), Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra,…

Broadway Through the Gramophone: A Rich Tapestry of European Operetta and American Musical Theater

Composer: Broadway Works: Through the Gramophone Vols 1 & 2 Performers: Various singers, choruses, and orchestras of…

Mozart’s Piano Sonatas: Roberte Mamou’s Exquisite Interpretation of K 284, K 309, K 311

Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Works: Piano Sonatas, Volume 2 – Sonata in D major, K 284; Sonata…

Bach’s Mass in B Minor: Gewandhausorchester Leipzig’s Majestic Interpretation

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach Works: Mass in B Minor BWV 232 Performers: Ruth Holton, soprano; Matthias Rexroth,…

Bridge’s Orchestral Music Volume 1: BBC National Orchestra of Wales’ Captivating Performance under Richard Hickox

Composer: Frank Bridge (1879-1941) Works: Orchestral Music Volume 1 Performers: BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Richard…

Tubin’s Complete Piano Music: A Journey Through Estonian Landscapes and Timeless Melodies

Composer: Eduard Tubin Works: Complete Piano Music: Six Preludes (1927/28, 1934, 1935), Sonata No. 1 (1928), Variations…

Litolff’s Orchestral Works: Ozolins’ Dazzling Performance with Toronto Symphony

Composer: Henry Charles Litolff Works: Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 1 in F-sharp minor; Dohnányi: Variations on a…

Forshaw’s Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird: Turner and Camerata Ensemble’s Captivating Performance

Composer: David Forshaw, Leonard Bernstein, Richard Arnell, David Ellis, Robert Simpson, Beth Wiseman, Mátyás Seiber, Philip Wood…

Tveitt’s Nordic Landscapes: Royal Scottish National Orchestra’s Captivating Interpretation of Hardanger Tunes and Mountain Songs

Composer: Geirr Tveitt Works: Hundred Hardingtonar Op. 151 (A Hundred Hardanger Tunes), Suite 2 – Tunes 16-30…

Queen’s Command: Joseph Payne’s Captivating Exploration of Elizabethan Keyboard Music

Composer: Various Works: Queenes Command: Keyboard Music Performer: Joseph Payne, harpsichord Recording Date: May and August 1991…

Various Composers’ Miniatures: Martino Tirimo’s Thoughtful Interpretation and Curated Program

Review Metadata: Composer: Various Performer: Martino Tirimo Works: Miniatures Tirimo Label: Regis RRC1059 Release Date: October 2001…

Welsh Clarinet Music: Peryn Clement-Evans’s Captivating Journey with Harvey Davies

CELEBRATION: Welsh Clarinet Music Peryn Clement-Evans (clarinet), Harvey Davies (piano) Recorded: St Mary’s Church, Cilcain, North Wales,…

Bach’s Sacred Arias: Blythe’s Captivating Debut with Ensemble Orchestral de Paris

Composer: BACH, GEORG FRIEDRICH HANDEL Label: VIRGIN VERITAS 7243 545475 2 2 Performers: Stephanie Blythe (mezzo-soprano), Ensemble…

Guryakova’s Russian Airs: A Captivating Journey through Tchaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, Glinka, Prokofiev, and Rachmaninoff

Olga Guryakova Sings Russian Airs and Romances Olga Guryakova, soprano Andrei Baturkin, baritone Moscow Chamber Orchestra Conducted…