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It’s not often that accompaniment takes center stage in a recital of Schubert lieder, especially with a duo of A-list soloists heading the bill. In
Herbert von Karajan’s previous Vienna Philharmonic Dvorák Eighth (recorded for Decca in 1961) was notable for the conductor’s uniquely emphatic gesturing (particularly in the slow
Herbert von Karajan’s 1977 Beethoven cycle appeared during the height of his fame and was embraced wholeheartedly by both press and public. Indeed, in some
Wilhelm Kempff’s concerto recordings from the 1950s (gathered here complete) all testify to the pianist’s intimate style of music making and ravishing tonal palette. His
Even as far back as the mid-1960s (when these recordings where made) Herbert von Karajan had the Berlin Philharmonic sounding (for better or worse) like
These two performances represent the best and worst of the “Karajan sound”. He recorded Bartók’s Music for Strings, Percussion, and Celesta twice with the Berlin
This is a strangely unsatisfying disc. There is probably no bass-baritone in the world with a more beautiful, colorful, technically secure voice. I’ve never found
The critical reaction to the original CD version of this highly anticipated release of Wagner arias was decidedly mixed (please type Q4851 in Search Reviews).
The disc opens with Claudio Abbado’s fleet and unsentimental Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun, in which he emphasizes the work’s cool beauty. Nocturnes
An interesting coupling, this, and an appealing release overall. Leonard Bernstein also recorded Beethoven’s Op. 131 quartet with the Vienna Philharmonic, and not surprisingly that
