While not for everyone -- those who think modernist music should be painful and pessimistic need not apply -- this disc coupling Carl Nielsen's Flute Concerto and Clarinet Concerto along with his Wind Quintet will appeal to fans of the Danish composer's unique brand of optimistic modernism. As superlatively played by flutist Emmanuel Pahud and ...
Tenor Ian Bostridge brings together three of Britten's most important song cycles: Serenade for tenor, horn and strings, Les Illuminations, and Nocturne. His performances are notable for their dramatic range, particularly the power and passion and vocal abandon he brings to these works. He fully inhabits the music, which leads to some daring ...
Free of a star conductor system into which he never quite seemed to fit, Seiji Ozawa has embarked on quite a variety of activities. This recording, apparently part of an upcoming series from Sony, finds him back on home turf, at the podium of Japan's Mito Chamber Orchestra. This is a live recording, and one must object that nothing in the ...
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