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Carl Friedrich Abel Cello Concertos Nice and Light
Bruno Delepelaire delivers some amiable performances. Style galante is about simplicity and elegance. Delepelaire plays with delicacy and finesse.
WorldView Episode 49: Adolphus Hailstork
Kaveli Aho Concertos Receive Outstanding Performances
Elina Vähälä is an exceptional performer. This is music that she's internalized. Her playing sounds more like a monologue than a series of notes.
Michael Hix adds to Christopher Graupner Catalog
Baritone Michael Hix presents four cantatas featuring the bass voice. Accompanying him is a small ensemble -- two violins, viola, cello, and harpsichord. These are intimate performances, and they work well.
WorldView Episode 48: Dorothy Rudd Moore
#CLASSICSADAY #BLACKHISTORYMONTH WEEK 1, 2023
Composers of color have made significant contributions to classical music throughout history. And there’s a lot of great music still awaiting discovery.
GRAZYNA BACEWICZ: A PORTRAIT THAT FLATTERS
The essence of Bacewicz’s style can be found in her works for solo violin. They’re worth a listen (and definitely repeated listening).
Domenico Scarlatti Violin Sonatas Welcome Change
These sonatas require a high degree of musicianship to make them sing. And that's exactly what Begelman does.
Silvestrov: Requiem for Larissa personal and universal
This is a personal work. And yet the emotions it expresses are universal to all who have suffered a similar loss.
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