This splendid album, The Golden Age of Danish Partsongs, should be an obvious acquisition for any listener who enjoys Romantic choral music. It’s been released by the Danish Dacapo label and is performed by Ars Nova Copenhagen under the direction of eminent choral conductor, Paul...

Eminent violinist, renowned conductor, esteemed composer and son of the young Beethoven’s teacher (himself later a student of Beethoven), Ferdinand Ries (1784-1838) enjoyed a remarkable career that spanned the European continent. Up until recently, Ries held only a footnote in music...

If you were interested in acquiring Mendelssohn’s complete Psalm Cantatas, the only way that you could have done so would have been to spend the money for the eight CD set of the composer’s complete sacred music. Now, with the release of this generously-filled Brilliant Classics CD...

Mendelssohn Rarities from Loft Recordings is comprised of pieces for solo organ, for a cappella chorus, for choir and organ, and one meditative and very beautiful five minute work for choir with string quintet and organ that concludes the program. This is the repertoire of Loft’s...