The three suites of Ottorino Respighi's Ancient Airs and Dances are arrangements of Renaissance and early Baroque keyboard and lute pieces, arrayed with the sonorities of the modern symphony orchestra. With only a nod to archaic color in the addition of a harpsichord, Respighi runs riot with his palette of post-Romantic timbres. A liking for these ...
Jennifer Larmore's performances of Mozart and Handel rank among her finest achievements, and Where Shall I Fly? shows this performer and both composers to good advantage. Recorded in 1994, the CD includes some of the most celebrated arias in the mezzo soprano's repertoire and many discoveries. Mozart dominates the program, with seven selections to ...
Will listeners raised on virtuoso performances of Mozart's piano concertos be able to make room in the hearts for Christian Zacharias' recordings with the Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne? It depends on how willing they are to forego the pleasures of virtuosity for the pleasures music-making. This is not to say that Zacharias isn't a virtuoso ...
Sharon Isbin's 1991 EMI release of Joaquín Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez, reissued in 2004 on Virgin Classics, faces direct competition from her rendition of the same work on Warner Classics, also released that year. While this performance with Lawrence Foster and the Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne is acceptable for background listening, it is ...
There's little more satisfying than a pianist with a naturally magnificent and warm sound and a record label that has the good sense to stay out of its way. Such is the case with the MDG Gold label, which apparently recognizes that orchestras and soloists have been working out issues of balance and sound quality centuries longer than recording ...
This disc is part of a Mozart concerto cycle being issued by German pianist Christian Zacharias, conducting the Chamber Orchestra of Lausanne. Several of the discs have been exceptional, and the musicianship here maintains the high level of the earlier releases in the series. The interpretations, however, are a bit unorthodox, so sample well and ...
This disc is part of a Mozart concerto cycle being issued by German pianist Christian Zacharias conducting the Chamber Orchestra of Lausanne. Several of the discs have been exceptional, and the musicianship here maintains the high level of the earlier releases in the series. The interpretations, however, are a bit unorthodox, so sample well and ...
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