Two items on this list were not reviewed by me in previous issues of this publication. The first is Louis Karchin’s (b.1951) terrific comic opera

Two important Liszt dates occurred in 2011: the 125th anniversary of his death on July 31 and the 200th anniversary of his birth on October 22....

During the course of this year I have been pleasantly surprised by the quality of the recordings that I have reviewed or heard, not only due...

In this year’s Want List I was intending to include CDs that I did not review in Fanfare. Had I gone ahead with this perfectly aboveboard...

For many years prior to joining the staff of Fanfare , I was a loyal subscriber; I suspect the same holds true for most of my...

This annual ritual reminds me of running an academic search committee: The initial cut is easy, but narrowing down the final shortlist can be painfully difficult....