★★★★★
The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra has been appearing pretty regularly now on recordings for the Naxos label. They are proving that there are indeed other very talented orchestras in New York State outside of New York City. But of course we've known that for some time, at least going back to the days of Michael Tilson Thomas, who led this fine Buffalo ensemble from 1971-79. Actually, one could also mention the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra as another fine New York State ensemble...
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2014-12-18
★★★★★
The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra has been appearing pretty regularly now on recordings for the Naxos label. They are proving that there are indeed other very talented orchestras in New York State outside of New York City. But of course we've known that for some time, at least going back to the days of Michael Tilson Thomas, who led this fine Buffalo ensemble from 1971-79. Actually, one could also mention the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra as another fine New York State ensemble...
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2014-12-18
★★★★★
There are middling composers who can make their music sound great, and there are those who cannot. Particularly with regard to his symphonic output, Reinhold Glière has generally been considered to fall under the latter category. Naxos has done a reasonable job getting his work out to the public, but none of the volumes devoted to the composer come remotely close to this one. It is superb...
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2014-10-21