RECORD KEEPING | It's All In The Oboes
By Paul E. Robinson on March 15, 2017
Albrecht Mayer offers a well-chosen selection of compositions near flawlessly executed by one of the foremost oboists of our time.
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By Paul E. Robinson on March 15, 2017
Albrecht Mayer offers a well-chosen selection of compositions near flawlessly executed by one of the foremost oboists of our time.
(Continue reading)By Paul E. Robinson on March 7, 2017
The Cypress String Quartet wraps a 20-year career with a modern, but cold approach to Brahms' String Sextets featuring violist Barry Shiffman and cellist Zuill Bailey.
(Continue reading)By Paul E. Robinson on February 21, 2017
New release of Copland’s classic scores, paired with an almost completely unknown saucy ballet score "Hear Ye! Hear Ye!" provides insight into the mind of an American master.
(Continue reading)By John Terauds on February 14, 2017
Haiou Zhang offers a bracing, dynamic new perspective on two much-recorded Mozart piano concertos.
(Continue reading)By Paul E. Robinson on February 12, 2017
Renée Fleming completes her transition from the opera stage to the recording studio with a CD that shows her very much at her best.
(Continue reading)By Paul E. Robinson on February 5, 2017
Two recordings by Canadian Julie Boulianne and Russian Julia Lezhneva offer a fascinating look into the diverging approaches to the baroque voice.
(Continue reading)By Paul E. Robinson on January 29, 2017
Daniel Barenboim's new Maene-Barenboim piano has received a lot of media hype in the piano world. But is justified?
(Continue reading)By Paul E. Robinson on January 24, 2017
Manfred Honeck conducts Elektra with fire and authority, and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra responds appropriately; this is exciting music-making.
(Continue reading)By John Terauds on January 17, 2017
The Heath Quartet are quickly earning a reputation as one of Britain's finest string quartets. Their new Tchaikovsky release on the Harmonia Mundi label now confirms that reputation.
(Continue reading)By Paul E. Robinson on January 9, 2017
Celebrating 10 years with Deutsche Grammophon, Gustavo Dudamel leads the Vienna Philharmonic in an all-Russian album worth your attention.
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