Thorough Appraisal of Now Often Underrated and Overlooked Composer
Eric Saylor, Vaughan Williams (12 October 1872-26 August 1958), Oxford, UK, Oxford University Press, (“Master Musicians” series), © 2022, Pp. xv + 339; $35.00 via Amazon. The © year was the 150th...
Read MoreLocklair’s Requiem Recording Cleverly and Beautifully Ordered
Requiem; & Other Choral Works, Dan Locklair (b. 1949), in performance order: Introit & Kyrie Eleison, “Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled,” Sanctus-Benedictus, Pie Jesu, Agnus Dei, “I am the...
Read More(Palazzetto) Bru Zane; A Label With A Large and Very Worthy Mission
Etienne, Veronique, Herve, Faure, Aparte, l’Opera, francaise, world-premiere, d’ete, melodies, Prophete, Theophile, premiered, Louis-Desire Veron, Ciceri, Musee, Orphee, Champs-Elysees, Sa
Read MoreA Quartet of Recent CDs of Chamber Music for Viola, and Four Earlier (Inter-)Related Ones
bel canto; la voix de l’alto / the voice of viola, Antoine Tamestit, viola (Stradivarius “Mahler,” 1672), Cédric Tiberghien, piano, Vincenzo Bellini, Norma: “Casta Diva,” Gaetano Donizetti, La...
Read MoreThe Finest Pianos Ever Made
Robert Adelson, b. 1967, Erard; A Passion for the Piano, New York, NY, Oxford University Press, © 2021, Pp. xviii + 238, $74.00 via Amazon.com. This is the simplified definitive book about the Erard piano business, at least...
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