This selection of 17 Charles Ives' songs are not done too badly here, nor are they the best on record. The faster-tempo songs such as Ann Street, Memories, and 1, 2, 3 are a bit limpid and underpowered in Graham's reading, and it sounds like pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard gets his fingers stuck in the keys here and there. But the softer, slower ...
The first flush of the digital era brought about a boatload of unexpected recordings, including this set of Hindemith's Kammermusik by Claudio Abbado and the Berliner Philharmoniker. Prior to Abbado's, there had already been two superlative recordings in the digital era: Riccardo Chailly and the Concertgebouw Orchestra's propulsive and virtuosic ...
In celebration of Gidon Kremer's 60th birthday, Deutsche Grammophon released a substantial double-disc compilation in 2007, The Many Musics of Gidon Kremer, a highly rewarding retrospective that pays tribute to this versatile violinist's phenomenal talent, wide range of interests, and depth of experience. A seasoned virtuoso who has been active ...
There have been few violinists who have recorded any of Schubert's violin music and far fewer violinists who recorded all of Schubert's violin music. Thankfully, Gidon Kremer is one of the few who have recorded it all. Although Kremer is best known for his virtuoso performances of an eclectic repertoire from Shostakovich to Piazolla, he is both a ...
"Name a world-class oboist," says a character -- incidentally an oboe player -- to Detective Lennie Briscoe on the television show Law & Order. Indeed, it would be difficult for most folks to answer such a question; it is not quite like being asked who your favorite band or guitarist is. However, if some were put to this test, their first answer ...
Strong, sensitive, and often quite funny, this 2004 recording of Beethoven's last two Cello Sonatas coupled with his Handel Variations for cello and piano and his Duet for viola and cello by cellist Maria Kliegel, pianist Nina Tichman, and violist Tabae Zimmermann will be a welcome addition to any large and deep collection of Beethoven's works for ...
To avoid the staid patterns of homophonic music, which he felt hindered his development of a fluid atonal style, George Benjamin has devised techniques that place independent voices in striking linear relationships, almost wholly divorced from notions of harmonic movement. The work that best represents Benjamin's advanced theories is Shadowlines ...
With a compositional output as abundant and broad as that of Paul Hindemith, choosing which of his works to include on a two discs is no doubt quite daunting. Even choosing only from among symphonic works is no easy task, but EMI has done a very nice job of choosing the most significant, larger scale orchestral works for listeners on this set. ...
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