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Thank God for Rosand

chefdevergue | Spokane, WA United States | 05/04/2003

(4 out of 5 stars)

"If Aaron Rosand was not around, I wonder if any of these obscure romatic compositions would ever get their due? Fortunately, Rosand has been out there for decades, championing music that everyone else seems to ignore.Most of the composers on this albums are well-known, but not for these pieces. Some composers, like Goldmark & Svendsen, have unjustly fallen into obscurity. However, just because you may never have heard of the piece or the composer does not in any way take away from the quality of the music or the performance.It helps also that this CD is dirt cheap! When a CD cost so little, it is hard to complain about the sound quality not being quite up to par. Personally, it is something I can live with."

Beautiful, moving pieces. Sound a bit muddy.

Jeffrey Lehman | Market Harborough, UK | 02/26/2002

(4 out of 5 stars)

"A "Romance" is generally a short, lyrical, piece of music, with an emphasis on emotion. The best of them are stunningly beautiful, and this recording presents a number of the best. The most substantial piece of the set is Dvorák's Romance, which contains just the right blend of beauty and understated drama. One of the more interesting inclusions on this disc is a set of three short romances by Clara Schumann, known mainly as the wife of the more famous Robert Schumann. Thus, fortunately, the disc is not made up entirely of DWG's (dead white guys). Her own attitude towards her music goes a long way toward explaining why so few women composed. She commented, "...a woman must not desire to compose-not one has been able to do it, and why should I expect to?" (Quoted from the liner-notes). Clara Schumann may not have been one of the great composers, but these little works of hers hold their own against any of the big boys on the disc.The sound on this disc is a little muddy, but the performances are first rate."