Classical Reviews/Orchestral

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Under the guidance of pianist/conductor Max Lifchitz, the concert series North/South Consonance has been a regular event in New York for some years. The season showcases...

“As I expect many kind people have been quick to tell you, the New York Philharmonic has not too grand a reputation in regard to its...


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This forms a part (probably the first part, judging from the CD number) of an Eric Aubier edition. The bulk of this release was recorded 20...

Oliver Knussen is a serious record collector, and a Stokowski nut, so he should feel at home here. His brief, attractive Violin Concerto (written for Zukerman...

Archiv’s reissue, in its “Al fresco” series, of Baroque concertos for four violins, recorded in 1991 and released the next year, doesn’t offer much in the...

After listening to the first two MMC CDs sent to me for review, one of which was half-good (Donald Betts) and the other of which was...


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Matt Haimovitz has made a name for himself over recent years by consistently searching out alternative venues and contexts for the presentation of classical music, most...

The first CD in this series of reissues devoted to Oskar Fried (1871–1941) was released in 2006 and reviewed in Fanfare 29:2 by James Miller; I...

These four-CD sets gather individual LPO releases into cardboard slipcases. This is not a major historical enterprise in the manner of the Concertgebouw sets, or the...

Audiophile releases of various combinations of brass, winds, organ, and percussion have been available ever since the famous Mercury Eastman Wind Ensemble recordings conducted by Frederick...

What a delightful disc! These arrangements for brass are very well done, the playing is both precise and exciting, and there is a wider range of...