by Henry Schlinger | Sep 16, 2020 | Classical Music and Opera |
The LA Phil’s live recording of all four Ives symphonies was released digitally by Deutsche Grammophon on Aug. 28, 2020. / Image courtesy of LA Phil The new live recording of all four symphonies by the American composer Charles Ives by Gustavo Dudamel and the LA...
by Henry Schlinger | May 25, 2020 | Classical Music and Opera |
On Violins of Hope (Albany Records), violinist Niv Ashkenazi and pianist Matthew Graybil perform a variety of short works for violin and piano by such composers as Ernst Bloch, Maurice Ravel, John Williams (“Theme from Schindler’s List”) and Sharon Farber, as well as...
by Henry Schlinger | May 20, 2020 | Classical Music and Opera |
We at Culture Spot are always thrilled to get a new release from Reference Recordings of Manfred Honeck conducting the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, and the new recording of Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4 is no exception. One thing we’ve come to expect from Honeck and...
by Henry Schlinger | May 13, 2020 | Classical Music and Opera |
The Cave of Wondrous Voice, the latest recording featuring new works by composer Mark Abel, is itself a wondrous creation. It features a variety of chamber music pieces in a traditional style but with a contemporary sound. The Delos CD includes three chamber works,...
by Henry Schlinger | Mar 1, 2020 | Classical Music and Opera |
Gustavo Dudamel / Photo courtesy of LA Phil On Thursday and Saturday nights, Gustavo Dudamel and the LA Phil concluded their two-week series of programs featuring the four symphonies of Charles Ives and the last three symphonies of Antonín Dvořák with Ives’ The...