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Joshua Bell's new CD features a concerto that began life as a soundtrack. Bell predicts that the "Red Violin" Concerto will have a long life in the violin repertoire.
(09/04/2007)
Pianist Barry Douglas formed Camerata Ireland to celebrate the often overlooked talent of his native country. The latest CD in a series of the Beethoven piano concertos by Douglas and his chamber ensemble is another step forward in putting Ireland on the classical music map.
(08/21/2007)
Three years ago, Andras Schiff began a series of performances exploring the 32 Beethoven piano sonatas in chronological order. ECM records documented this project with a series of recordings. The fourth volume in that series has just been released.
(08/14/2007)
In 2003, Robert Spano and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra earned three Grammy Awards, including Best Classical Album, for their recording of "A Sea Symphony," by Ralph Vaughn Williams. This new collection of orchestral works from Vaughan Williams is their follow-up to that critically acclaimed recording.
(08/07/2007)
Through artful, witty performances, clarinetists Sabine Meyer and Julian Bliss bring new life to some little-known 18th-century concertos.
(07/17/2007)
The English ensemble called The Sixteen is renowned for performances that span the great European choral tradition. Julie Amacher finds the group's new CD, "Into the Light," illuminating.
(07/10/2007)
Like many violinists, Rachel Barton Pine looks to the past for great musical models. But the name Barton Pine most esteems is not Heifetz or Kreisler; it's Maud Powell. Her new recording pays tribute to this great American violinist of the late 19th century.
(07/03/2007)
Composer Felix Mendelssohn lived a short, fast-paced life, a fact that's evident in listening to the three symphonies on a new CD by the Heidelberg Symphony. When he wrote these exuberant pieces, Mendelssohn was barely a teenager.
(06/19/2007)
In an interview with Minnesota Public Radio's Julie Amacher, choral conductor/composer Dale Warland discusses the Dale Warland Singers' new release, "Lux Aurumque," and his general approach to musicmaking.
(06/13/2007)
The expert phrasing, intonation and balance of the Dale Warland Singers give the music on the new CD "Lux Aurumque" a wonderful sense of freedom. The group disbanded in 2004 but music is still coming from its archive.
(06/12/2007)
Italian Baroque specialist Fabio Biondi's latest recording reveals fresh music from a well-known name, Antonio Vivaldi, and from some far less familiar successors.
(05/29/2007)
Early in her career, clarinetist Sabine Mayer earned worldwide attention when she became the first female member of the Berlin Philharmonic. Now she performs only as a soloist or in chamber music settings. Her latest recording is a stimulating exploration of French repertoire.
(05/22/2007)
On his newest recording, former Van Cliburn Award-winner Nakamatsu turns his focus to George Gershwin, a great American composer with whom he has a few experiences in common.
(05/15/2007)
Pianist Yundi Li is only 24 years old, but the emotional content of his new recording, featuring concertos by Liszt and Chopin, radiates from a much older soul.
(05/01/2007)
The period-instrument ensemble Concerto Koln has released a collection of symphonies by a composer who enjoyed Mozart's friendship but little of his fame: Josef Myslivecek. The disc may make you wonder why Myslivecek's music is all but forgotten.
(04/24/2007)
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