The pairing of horn trios by Brahms and Ligeti seems risky because admirers of the former may look askance at the latter, or else feel the gulf between these composers is too great to bring them together on one disc. It may be argued that Ligeti's Trio, "Hommage ŕ Brahms" is a suitable companion piece for Brahms' Trio in E flat major, not only ...
Since the composition of The Protecting Veil in 1987, the cello has played an important role in John Tavener's music. Even when he was writing for instruments during the 1989-1995 period when the music on Svyati originated, Tavener's works carried strong overtones of Russian Orthodox church services, and the cello here, as Tavener himself points ...
Featuring lovely transcriptions of Dvorák's monumental Op. 81, Piano Quintet; his melancholy String Quartet, Op. 51; and his soulful Romance, Op. 11, this disc will be at once familiar and surprising to Dvorák fans. It is also on the short list of the most beautiful recordings of Dvorák's chamber music for winds since the Ma'alot Quintet released ...
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