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Ronaldo Miranda’s Piano Works Shine in New Release
Pianist Eduardo Monteiro brings a lot of attitude to his playing. And it's what Miranda's music requires. This is music to be enjoyed.
Falletta & Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra Dazzle with New Music
Wonderful, exquisitely beautiful classical music is being written every day. All it needs in an audience. JoAnn Falletta and the Buffalo Philharmonic have done their part.
Karl Weigl Symphony Recalls Old Vienna
This is another excellent addition to the series. With only two symphonies left to record, I hope we’ll also get to hear some of his shorter works.
Johann Friedrich Fasch: Orchestral Gems from Tempesta di Mare
This is an outstanding recording and a remarkable series. I highly recommend all four volumes to anyone interested in Baroque music or in tracing the roots of the Classical era. It’s all here.
Bruckner: From the Archives, Vol. 6
No matter how many Bruckner recordings you own, this series should be in your collection. There are some truly insightful performances here. And a few that made me hear these very familiar works in new ways.
Charles Ives: Odds and Ends that Somehow Work
This album is definitely one for the Ives completist. But it's also an entertaining listen for anyone wanting to hear something completely different.
New Series Showcases MacDowell’s Orchestral Works
MacDowell was one of the most important composers of his generation. This album provides some hints as to why. Future volumes should solidify that reputation.
Wranitzky Symphonies Real Crowd-Pleasers
It's not great art, but it is great fun. And a little better than it needed to be to satisfy his audience.
Age of Extremes Sympathetic to Empfindsamer Stil
If you still believe that the music in the 1760s was transitional, give this a listen. Corti shows that Empfindsamer Stil had a distinctive sound and a valid aesthetic all its own.
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