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Winter 2025 Issue
Welcome to our new issue. Back are two previous contributors. The first is artist/writer Neale Osborne, whose visual guides of Soviet-era opera film (Spring 2023) and the music of Gian Francesco Malipiero (Summer 2023) were so compelling. We now journey with him to the magical world of Nielsen’s Aladdin (p. 120). Second is Tom Wolf,…
Fall 2024 Issue
Welcome to the Fall Issue. I am pleased to welcome back Nils-Göran Olve with a survey of Elisabeth Söderström on disc. Nils-Göran profiled conductor Tor Mann in our Summer 2023 issue and now explores the great soprano’s recorded legacy. We also welcome Cynthia Elyce Rubin. A writer, lecturer, and visual culture specialist, she is the…
Introducing Issue 11 – Summer 2024
Welcome to the Summer Issue. I am pleased to introduce a new contributor to Liner Notes: organist, composer, musicologist and author Robert James Stove. You can view a profile of him at the Ars Organi label website, for whom he has recorded several CDs – click here. He has written extensively on music, including César…
Introducing Issue 10 – Spring 2024
Welcome to the Spring 2024 Issue. I am pleased to introduce a new contributor to Liner Notes: author, discographer and publisher Allan Sutton. You can view his profile on page 59. He has very generously allowed us to reprint an entry from his monumental American Record Companies and Producers: 1888–1950. This is an astonishing feat…
Introducing Issue No. 9 – Winter 2024
Welcome to the winter issue. I am very pleased to introduce two new contributors to Liner Notes, the first being Phillip Nones, the leading authority on a still under-rated composer, Florent Schmitt. In Part I of a series, he surveys the most important 78rpm recordings of this enigmatic composer’s fascinating music. Part II, which will…
Introducing Issue No. 8 – Fall 2023
Welcome to the fall issue. In keeping with the cover, we lead with Victoria de los Angeles, who – like Maria Callas – is being honored during the 100th anniversary of her birth. Roger Pines has written a wonderful profile of this great singer, knowing and richly detailed, almost summoning forth her presence and unmistakable…
Introducing Issue No. 7, August 2023
Welcome to the summer issue. We are twice blessed by the writing of Jon Tolansky, featuring interviews with two remarkable figures. The first, filmmaker Bruno Monsaingeon, is the more familiar name, with his riveting documentaries on Richter, Gould, Oistrakh, et al. Here, he shares his formative musical influences, and takes us behind the scenes of…
Introducing Issue No. 6, April 2023
Welcome to the spring issue of Liner Notes Magazine. We have a diverse offering this quarter. Our long-promised profile of Tor Mann, Sweden’s first great symphonic conductor is now ready. Nils-Göran Olve surveys his long and distinguished career, from attending Nikisch rehearsals to conducting major premieres in Sweden. And with a fascinating discography to boot. …
Introducing Issue No. 5, January 2023
Welcome to the winter issue of Liner Notes Magazine. Thank you to all those who participated in the Reader’s Survey back in November/December, which is discussed in more detail below. To this quarter’s issue. In the Editor’s humble opinion, one of the hallmarks of great writing is the ability to distill the essence of something…
Introducing Issue No. 4, Fall 2022
Welcome to the fall issue of Liner Notes Magazine. We’ve had the good fortune to enlist the artistry of Neale Osborne for the cover image of flutists William Kincaid and Marcel Moyse – please see our profile of him, as well as samples of his work on pages 41-42. Moreover, we are twice blessed in…
Introducing Issue No. 3, Summer 2022
Welcome to the summer issue of Liner Notes Magazine. In terms of subject matter, this issue is roughly divided between piano and opera content. Apropos of the former, I would like to alert readers to a special discount generously offered by Marston Records, this issue’s label focus – see bottom of this page for details. We are…
Introducing the Spring 2022 Issue
Welcome to the spring issue of Liner Notes Magazine. First, I would like to thank all of you for subscribing. I am very grateful for your support and for taking a chance on this new musical venture. CRQ readers who enjoyed the writings of Editor Alan Sanders and regular contributors David Pat- more and Jon Tolansky…
Introducing our Inaugural Issue
Welcome to the premiere issue of Liner Notes Magazine, a new quarterly dedicated to historical artists and recordings, from 78’s through the mono era, and with an emphasis on the golden era of the LP. We will also profile those “behind the scenes” – the producers, sound engineers, cover art designers, and the many other…