Recordings Archive

Great American Showpieces Barber: Adagio for Strings, Op. 11 Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin Overture to The School for Scandal, Op. 5 Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin Bernstein: Dance Episodes (3) from ‘On …

Liszt: Harmonies Du Soir Franz Liszt was born on October 22, 1811 and he died July 31, 1886. As such, 2011 is the 200th anniversary of the composer’s birth. We can expect a whole lot …

Ravel: Boléro, and more French composer Maurice Ravel was a magnificent orchestrator. He was the one who composed the orchestral version of Pictures at an Exhibition by Mussorgsky, which was originally scored for piano solo. …

Julia Fischer: Poème Julia Fischer’s performance of the Mozart violin concerti was covered earlier in this blog. Now we have her new CD comprised of four substantial pieces: Chausson: Poème for Violin & Orchestra, Op. …

Sor: Complete Fantasias for Guitar Stefano Palamidessi (guitar) For the first time complete on CD: the Fantasias for guitar of Fernando Sor. The works of Fernando Sor are charming, well-crafted, and classically styled. They are …