There are some obvious exceptions: Copland, Barber, Bernstein, Gershwin, and Ives–not all equally deserving–who get enough exposure. But what about so many worthy others, among whom, to name only my ...

Samuel Barber’s Piano Sonata could have been written for Jeffrey Chappell the way he plays it, but it was composed for legendary virtuoso Vladimir Horowitz — and that says something. Centaur recently ...