Considering the vast array of recordings available of Bach's Brandenburg Concertos -- ranging from modernized performances by large ensembles to historical re-creations on original instruments in smaller numbers -- some listeners may seek a good compromise that simply does justice to the music without fussing about authenticity. Benjamin Britten's ...
Released in 2006, that is, 250 years after Mozart's birth, this four-disc set returns to the catalog many of the recordings that made the bicentenary of Mozart's birth in 1956 a reason to celebrate. Perhaps not all the recordings were wholly worth reissuing -- Otto Ackermann's 1953 recording of Symphonies No. 22 and No. 24 with the Amsterdam ...
If you love the music of Gustav Holst, you either already have or you're about to get this disc. Seven of the eight works on the program are prime examples of the composer's post-Planets maturity receiving their world-premiere recordings and they have a tangible sense of excitement. More than that, all the performances here have an overwhelming ...
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