Composers Archive

Pletnev’s Tchaikovsky #6

Artists Composers Recordings Reviews September 29, 2011 0

Tchaikovsky Symphony #6 / Capriccio Italien Performed by the Russian National Orchestra, conducted by Mikhail Pletnev I have the highest respect for Mikhail Pletnev, both as a pianist and as a conductor. This is the …

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Nury’s Horn

Artists Composers Recordings Reviews September 27, 2011 0

Horn Quintets Mozart, Hauff, Hoffmeister & Beethoven: Horn Quintets Beethoven: Sextet for Horn and Strings in E flat major, Op. 81b Hauff: Horn Quintet in E flat Haydn, M: Romance in A flat major for …

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Lang Lang’s Liszt

Artists Composers Recordings Reviews September 26, 2011 0

Franz Liszt The 200th anniversary of the birth of Franz Liszt is on October 22, 2011, and the market is just flooded with CD’s to mark that occasion. As such, a CD by Lang Lang …

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Fischer’s Vivaldi

Artists Composers Recordings Reviews September 25, 2011 0

Vivaldi: The Four Seasons / Julia Fischer Violin / The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields This morning I was listening again to Vivaldi’s perennial favorite, The Four Seasons. Specifically, I heard “Summer”. And …

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Netrebko’s “Anna Bolena”

Artists Composers Recordings Reviews September 24, 2011 0

Netrebko’s “Anna Bolena” If you like Bel Canto opera, then you may wish to explore this recording. The music of Donizetti represents a terrifically difficult role for any singer, and Anna Netrebko’s performances at New …

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