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The Last Rose: Mysterious Music on Silent Instruments Reborn
Even if you have a large collection of early music, you should add "The Last Rose" to your collection. And if you're starting your exploration of this genre, "The Last Rose" is a great choice as well.
#ClassicsaDay #PoetryMonth Week 4 2025
Glass, Undistorted Performances with Di Lallo
This is a fine collection. I'm looking forward to doing some A/B comparisons with other recordings of the etudes. I suspect there may be a few surprises.
Daugherty Soars Again with Blue Electra
This release adds three more masterpieces of Americana to Daugherty's catalog.
Lenox Avenue
With assistance from the composer’s granddaughter, NPR host Celeste Headlee, we present historic recordings of three of Still’s greatest scores: the Afro-American Symphony, Violin Suite, and Lenox Avenue.
#ClassicsaDay #PoetryMonth Week 3 2025
The Classics a Day challenge for April is to post examples of classical music inspired by poetry. The most obvious cases are poems set to music. But sometimes, inspiration runs deeper.
Three Polish Voices, One Bold Sound
A fine album of music. And one that demonstrates just how diverse the music of a single country can be.
Liszt’s Legacy: Two Forgotten Concertos, Reborn
Triendl has the chops to pull off these concertos -- and they're needed. Emil von Sauer was considered Franz Liszt's heir. His piano writing is dense and difficult. Conrad Ansorge also follows in Liszt's footsteps.
Battle of the Speeds
In this episode you’ll hear some rare 45 rpm classical recordings.
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