To celebrate the 100th birthday of the great Soviet composer Dmitry Shostakovich, Mariss Jansons assembled eight of the world's finest orchestras to determine which is the best of his 15 symphonies. There is no doubt that Jansons is the man for the job. Trained under Mravinsky and long steeped in Shostakovich's music, Jansons brings a lifetimes' ...
Michael Hersch's allegedly enigmatic character is evident in his chamber music, and he is well served by this subdued but satisfying Vanguard release. Hersch opens with two austere piano pieces that he performs with sensitivity and clarity. In Recordatio, he employs soft, shifting clusters amid widely spaced pitches, and creates an air of mystery ...
For those who love the music of Brahms, the late works for clarinet hold the same place in their hearts that the late quartets hold in the hearts of Beethoven lovers. In the late clarinet works, the essential qualities of Brahms' music -- its heroic resignation, its autumnal colors, its ineffable yearning -- are distilled to their quiet ...
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