Back before there were recordings, performance history was only as old as the oldest memory, and thus it was not only possible but inevitable that every generation would reinterpret every piece. But now in this the golden age of recorded music, when pretty much everything that's ever been recorded is available somewhere in the world, performance ...
For many reasons, history accords Mikhail Glinka with the distinction as the composer from whom the Russian school of composition first springs, not the least being that the so-called "Mighty Handful" -- Mussorgsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, Borodin -- readily acknowledged Glinka in this respect. However, the "Five" were not the only important composers ...
If you don't know anything about Sergey Prokofiev, this two-disc set from Naxos is the place to start. The choice of repertoire is excellent. From the very early Dreams through the very late Symphony-Concerto, every phase of the composer's career is represented. And from solo piano works like the Seventh Sonata's closing Precipitato through ...
Transcribing well-known and easily identifiable pieces is a dangerous prospect as it automatically begs a comparison between the original and transcribed version. This is especially true when taking works from the violin literature -- a more nimble instrument -- and transcribing it for the cello -- which certainly is not a cumbersome instrument, ...
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