PLAYLIST | Classical Music Albums We’ve Been Listening To This Summer
By Ludwig Van on September 10, 2019
A list of recent classical and opera albums that we've been obsessed with this summer.
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By Ludwig Van on September 10, 2019
A list of recent classical and opera albums that we've been obsessed with this summer.
(Continue reading)By Paul E. Robinson on August 15, 2018
Just when you thought you've heard the best, the Boston Symphony may have just set a new standard for Shostakovich's Symphony No. 4.
(Continue reading)By Paul E. Robinson on July 30, 2018
This notable release, not least of all because it is Peter Oundjian’s last recording as music director of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, is a real triumph.
(Continue reading)By Paul E. Robinson on July 15, 2018
Marking Bernstein 100th-anniversary year, the Montréal Symphony's new recording of A Quiet Place is played with care and authority, but its structural problems are difficult to surpass.
(Continue reading)By Paul E. Robinson on July 4, 2018
At last, Deutsche Grammophon has done the right thing and released a box-set of complete recordings dedicated to Rafael Kubelik, one of the greatest Czech conductors of all time.
(Continue reading)By Paul E. Robinson on May 30, 2018
This new recording with Alexei Ogrintchouk, principal oboist of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, accompanied by colleagues from the RCO and conducted by Andris Nelsons. offers a detailed and intense performance of Richard Strauss later works.
(Continue reading)By Paul E. Robinson on May 11, 2018
Under the baton of Nézet-Séguin, Bernstein’s Mass is a remarkable amalgam of religious ritual and Broadway theatrics with a universal message.
(Continue reading)By Paul E. Robinson on May 3, 2018
To the average concertgoer, Rachmaninov is probably best known for writing lush, romantic melodies and music of great passion; that said, he was also a man with an appreciation for the darker side of life.
(Continue reading)By Paul E. Robinson on April 26, 2018
One of these days some record company will issue a CD under the title “Music of the Americas” and actually include some Canadian music.
(Continue reading)By Paul E. Robinson on April 19, 2018
An-lun Huang's work deserveS to be better-known. And thanks to Toccata Classics, this album is a good place to start.
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