Rossini’s decision abruptly to end his operatic career at the age of only thirty-seven has been the subject of many debates and copious articles over the years….
… Naxos and the distinguished, award-winner pianist Alessandro Marangoni, deserve to be congratulated for the decision to record the complete Péchés…
… This CD set is undoubtedly an excellent recording of Rossini’s often neglected but wonderful piano music, finally being given the attention it deserves…
Texas pianist John Salmon (b. 1954) may have accomplished for Ukrainian composer Nikolai Kapustin (b. 1937) what Leonard Pennario did for Louis Moreau Gottschalk a generation ago…
… The curious combination of classical procedures and jazzy, hip sounds takes us to The Half Note in New York City, a real “club” sonority that Salmon’s right hand whips out in runs while the left has the bumping ostinati…
… Salmon ends with a blistering Scherzo–a toccata really–from the Sonata No. 2, wherein any number of pounding of the D in 12/8 time gets our blood pumping…
The only piano concertos written in the Classical era that can withstand comparison to Mozart’s luminous creations are the four recorded on this Naxos CD…
… It is a joyful, spirited work whose Baroque roots are easily detected, as is the case with the Concerto No. 4 in G Major…
Helmut Muller-Bruhl conducts the superb Cologne Chamber Orchestra, who play this music in an historically informed style but on modern instruments. They are always graceful and invigorating, providing a delightful accompaniment, heightening our pleasure in these shining examples…
I’ve discovered some awesome music this week, and all because I was attracted to a beautiful CD cover….
… the cover artwork is so gorgeous that I’d already decided it was worth the fifteen pound price tag…
At super budget price, these performances by Andrew Moreglia and Kenneth Schermerhorn, conducting the Nashville Symphony Orchestra are exemplary and should be a part of everyone’s collection…
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