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Alban Beikircher excites with Wolf-Ferrari Violin Concerto
Violinist Alban Beikircher gives a fine performance in Wolf-Ferrari's Violin Concerto. Melody is foremost, and Beikircher plays with sensitivity and empathy.
Bringing Down the (Opera)House
Pancho Vladigerov Orchestral Songs deserve better
What let me down here was the quality of the singing. The artists were Bulgarians, and using native speakers was important. In this case, I felt the singers were very good regional artists, but not more.
The Silver Screen Soundtrack Hour - Oscars: The 1950s
This week’s edition of The Silver Screen Soundtrack Hour samples Oscar winners and losers from the 1950s, with selections from High Noon, Sunset Boulevard, The Man With the Golden Arm, The Bridge on the River Kwai, and more.
Peter Cigleris performs Ruth Gipps chamber works
Gipps wrote music to her own high standards, regardless of fashion. Listening to these compositions a half-century later, I think it was the right decision.
Engaging performances of Barbara Strozzi by Aurata Fonte
Recommended to any lover of the Italian Baroque or early music in general.
Classical Interviews – Brian Simalchik
#ClassicsaDay #ClassicalSummer Week 3, 2021
The idea is to post performances from summer festivals, either past or present. Some of these events have been going on for decades (if not centuries) so there's a lot to choose from.
Hendrik Andriessen Orchestral Music a Welcome Reissue
If you're not familiar with this patriarch of Dutch music, this is the release to start with. It's some of Andriessen's best compositions.
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