"The Ligeti Project" is a series of discs canvassing the many-faceted output of the octogenarian Hungarian composer that began over at Sony Classical. Weak sales caused Sony to shut the program down, at which point the series moved over to Teldec. Although Teldec has closed its doors for good, the project did manage to reach completion under its ...
A mixed collection of pieces, performers, and recordings, this two-disc set of music by Alban Berg lacks cogency -- chronologically, it starts in the middle, jumps forward to the end, and then circles back for the beginning -- consistency -- the performances range from the magnificent Alban Berg Quartet to the mediocre Simon Rattle -- and ...
Already an internationally acclaimed violinist at 26, Frank Peter Zimmermann landed his EMI contract in 1990. His first release was this 1991 disc, which opened with an emotionally stunning performance of Berg's Violin Concerto and closed with a virtuosically staggering performance of Ravel's Tzigane. Zimmermann followed this with equally ...
Pristinely recorded in 1990 and originally released in Germany, this 2004 reissue on EMI Classics presents four of Mozart's violin sonatas in tasteful performances by violinist Frank Peter Zimmermann and pianist Alexander Longquich. These fine performers have had only modest exposure in the United States, but EMI should remedy that with more ...
Originally recorded in 1987 and 1991, these solid performances of Prokofiev's Violin Concertos No. 1 and No. 2 and the Violin Sonata No. 2 are worthy additions to EMI's Encore series. Violinist Frank Peter Zimmermann is noted for his clear intonation, firm timbral control, and precise execution, but he is also quite expressive and passionate; this ...
Solomon, the great king of the United Monarchy of Judah and Israel, is a subject that inspires music of special grandeur, and Handel's two-and-a-half-hour oratorio is appropriately elaborately scored, with an orchestra larger than usual and the use of double chorus in some movements. A performance of the work in German, rather than the original ...
The five CDs of Teldec's The Ligeti Project have been released individually, and each features extraordinarily fine, well-recorded versions of some of the composer's most important works. This compilation of the five discs is far from a complete collection of Ligeti's output; none of the piano music is represented (except for arrangements for ...
With a three-disc set entitled "Romantic Violin Concertos," EMI Classics has achieved something of a rarity -- a truly worthwhile compilation. The ingredients for such a success seem so simple, yet are frequently missed when putting together previous recordings in such a fashion. First, the concertos chosen generally fit the title quite well and ...
This 16-disc collection is even more ambitious than it appears on the cover. It's not just an anthology of recordings of music of the twentieth century, but an introduction to the whole subject, with a comprehensive text overview (or at least as comprehensive as you can be in 17 pages). The organization is chronological, and each piece is ...
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