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  • Johann Mayr Messa di Gloria – forgotten, but not forgettable

    Mar 31st, 2021 | By Ralph Graves
    Tags: Anna Feith, CD Review, choral music, Classical music, Concerto de Bassus, Dorota Szczepanska, Elia Merguet, Fanz Zhi, Franz Hauk, Freya Apffelstaedt, Johann Simon Mayr, Maria Grazia Insam, Markus Schafer, Naxos, Simon Mayr Chorus, Thomas Stimmel

    If maestro Frank Hauk had his way, Johann Simon Mayr would be known for more than just being Gaetano Donizetti’s music teacher. Mayr, in his day, was a major figure. He wrote 19 masses, 57 symphonies, over 70 operas — most of which are now all but forgotten. Is Mayr’s music forgettable? Hauk would disagree. […]

  • Paul Wranitzky Orchestral Works worth a listen

    Mar 23rd, 2021 | By Ralph Graves
    Tags: CD Review, Classical music, Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice, Marek Stilec, Naxos, Orchestral music, Paul Wranitzky

    Sure — Mozart, Haydn, and Beethoven were the major figures in 1800s Vienna. But they were the only ones. Vienna was the center of the musical world, and talent came from all over. Like Paul Wranitzky from Moravia. He and his brother Anton found fame and fortune in Vienna. In the 1790s he contacted both […]

  • New release celebrates individual voice of Elisabetta Brusa

    Mar 22nd, 2021 | By Ralph Graves
    Tags: CD Review, Classical music, contemporary classical music, Daniele Rustioni, Elisabeta Brusa, Naxos, Orchestral music, Ulster Orchestra

    This installment in Naxos’ series features two works by Elisabetta Brusa: her second symphony, and “Simply Largo.” These are the same performers that recorded her first symphony in Volume Three, and the quality remains high. The Ulster Orchestra has a full yet open ensemble sound. The soloists (if not great) are very good, and Daniele […]

  • John Abraham Fisher Symphonies have plenty of hooks

    Mar 15th, 2021 | By Ralph Graves
    Tags: CD Review, Classical music, Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice, John Abraham Fisher, Michael Halász, Naxos, Orchestral music, Petra Ždárská

    John Abraham Fisher was all the rage in 18th Century London. He was a violin virtuoso with a streak of showmanship. By his thirties had a share in the Covent Garden Theatre, a hit oratorio making the rounds, and concertized frequently to great admiration (among the public, if not the critics). His six symphonies were […]

  • Leo Weiner Divertimentos more than diverting

    Mar 9th, 2021 | By Ralph Graves
    Tags: Budapest Symphony Orchestra MAV, CD Review, Classical music, contemporary classical music, Ditta Rohmann, Leo Weiner, Melinda Felletar, Naxos, Orchestral music, Valeria Csanyi

    Hungarian composer and teacher Leo Weiner was a contemporary of Bela Bartok and Zoltan Kodaly. Like his colleagues, he used elements of Hungarian folk music in his work. Where he differed was in his style. Weiner’s music is more conservative, and solidly in the Post-Romantic tradition. This volume includes an assortment of orchestral works by […]

  • Eivind Groven Symphonies solidly Norwegian

    Jan 6th, 2021 | By Ralph Graves
    Tags: CD Review, Classical music, contemporary classical music, Eivind Groven, Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra, Naxos, Orchestral music, Peter Szilway

    Norwegian composer Eivind Groven had a unique compositional voice. It was informed by his intimate knowledge of Norwegian folk music and folk instruments. Groven came from a family of folk musicians and was an accomplished Hardanger fiddle player. While similar to a violin, there are many differences. These differences form the basis of the music […]

  • Florent Schmitt release balances the familiar with the unknown

    Dec 30th, 2020 | By Ralph Graves
    Tags: Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, CD Review, Florent Schmitt, JoAnn Falletta, Naxos, Nikki Chooi, Noteworthy Release, Orchestral music, Susan Platts

    This release mixes Florent Schmitt’s most recorded work –La Tragédie de Salomé — with some receiving their world recording premieres. But it’s all Schmitt, so it’s all good. Maestro JoAnn Falletta and the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra do well with late Romantic/early Post Romantic repertoire. Their previous Schmidtt recording of Antoine et Cleopatre was outstanding. As […]

  • Auber Overtures 3 — keeps getting better

    Dec 23rd, 2020 | By Ralph Graves
    Tags: CD Review, Classical music, Daniel-François-Esprit Auber, Dario Salvi, Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra, Naxos, Orchestral music, Romantic period

    Maestro Dario Salvi leads a different ensemble for this installment of Auber opera overtures. The Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra has a full, yet light sound that sometimes seems to sparkle. And that’s a sound well-suited to Auber’s music. And especially these overtures. Auber set the standard for French opera. His music is elegant, refined, and sparkling. […]

  • Ensemble Almara with the best of Carmina Predulcia

    Dec 16th, 2020 | By Ralph Graves
    Tags: Almara Ensemble, CD Review, Classical music, early music, Naxos, Noteworthy Release, renaissance music

    There are collectors for everything — even information. Take Hartmann Schedel (1449-1514) for example. He amassed a collection of over 600 volumes comprising all the knowledge of his day. He compiled the Schedel Song Book not so much out of a love for music, but just to collect and record the information. The Schedel Song Book […]

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