Customer Review: I've waited for years to buy a complete set of Mendelssohn symphonies and having listened to a less-than-ideal rendition of the "Lobgesang" recently, I decided it was time. I'm either glad I waited or wish I'd bought this recording ages ago, though I doubt such a bargain was available then -- this... more info
Customer Review: This is really a-must-have. One of the most significant composers of 20th century, Igor Stravinsky and almostly complete works with his own performances. All the records between 1950-60's, except some chamber and solo piano music performed by composer and recorded monorual in 30's. All the records'... more info
Customer Review: Finally one good recording of the complete cycle of the Bachianas Brasileiras . The recording conducted by the author was the best recording available , but Villa - Lobos wasn't a good conductor .The musicality is really good, but the orchestra sounds bad in some moments and the sound is very... more info
Customer Review: I can see that Frank Zappa would have been inspired by this music. As a longtime Zappa fan, I can hear plenty in Zappa's music that was modeled after Varese. Still, Varese's pieces on this CD are hardly monumental or awe-inspiring, and this seems to be the kind of music that very much depends on how... more info
Customer Review: spent all evening listening to samples from all the available recordings of the octet, and settled definitively on this one. i was a bit concerned that the andante melody might come off a bit anemic and unsustained compared to L'Archibudelli or Hausmusik, but the tightness of ensemble and extreme... more info
Customer Review: The Complete works by Varese with the New York Wind Ensemble is a legendary recording, which has hugely influenced many muscians from Zappa to Pere Ubu. If not familiar with the works of Edgar Varese this is definitely the album to start with.
Customer Review: The gem of this collection of four chamber works by Mendelssohn is the A minor quartet. It was published at the same time that the late Beethoven quartets were appearing and there is a strong family resemblance. The delightful third movement Intermezzo is similar in spirit to the Alla Danza Tedesca... more info
Customer Review: Varese was always frustrated by interpretations of his works and longed for the day when he could electronically produce his music, directly realizing his compositions exactly as he intended them. Theoretically that leaves us two works--Poeme Electronique and the tape interpolations on Deserts--as... more info
