Emerson String Quartet.
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Posts by Ryan Ross
Right here. The gold standard, as far as I'm concerned.
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One of my personal heresies: Beethoven never again equaled his Razumovsky Quartets. The late ones, while in some ways "deeper" and even more impressive, don't have the same expressive directness and emotional sweep.
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Nice! I’ll check them out.
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Haha maybe so.
Thanks for reading!
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Paavo Järvi is not a great Mahler conductor.
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Martin Romberg’s songs and piano music have been a wonderful recent discovery.
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Davis/Boston
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My review of the new Holst/Bax disc by Pappano and the LSO.
classicalcandor.blogspot.com/2026/04/hols...
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Rattle isn’t a true Romantic. He’s better with stuff that doesn’t call for lusty emotion.
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My review of Alexander Malofeev’s debut release - “Forgotten Melodies.” It’s a winner. ross-review.blogspot.com/2026/03/reco...
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I love this symphony. One of my favorite Weinberg works .
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My review of Edward Gardner’s new Brahms 2 and 4 with the Bergen Philharmonic on Chandos is up.
classicalcandor.blogspot.com/2026/03/brah...
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😂😂😂
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My son plays Super Mario Wonder quite a bit. Any “ludomusicologist” looking for a good paper subject might check out its music. Many VERY interesting things go on in it musically. Stuff I’ve never seen before. Music as a key element of gameplay, not just underscoring.
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Why do you think of the new Gardner? I’m reviewing that one soon.
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Some things seem like they never end while you're experiencing them:
-Driving across Texas
-Getting a root canal
-Waiting in line at the DMV
-Pierre Monteux getting through Brahms 2
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I’m honored to be chosen for the Music Library Association’s 2026 Eva Judd O’Meara Award for my review of Byron Adams’s and Daniel Grimley’s “Vaughan Williams and His World” in Notes.
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Your music isn’t great just because your story is sad.
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Saddened to hear of Tamás Vásáry’s death. A very fine pianist who left behind some terrific Chopin recordings among other things.
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My review of Chandos’s new Bennett/Duke Violin Concertos release.
classicalcandor.blogspot.com/2026/02/benn...
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My review of Diyang Mei’s Bowen and Walton Viola Concertos.
classicalcandor.blogspot.com/2026/01/bowe...
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Martyn Brabbins sounds like the name of a hobbit.
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My review of Paavo Järvi's new Mahler 1 with the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich.
ross-review.blogspot.com/2026/01/reco...
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My review of Onyx’s recent Butterworth/Holst recording featuring Andrew Manze and the RLPO. @loveinner.bsky.social
classicalcandor.blogspot.com/2026/01/butt...
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Review coming today or tomorrow. Will post. Positive.
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I agree with you on Manze’s RVW symphonies. What did you think of his recent Butterworth/Holst disc?
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