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…whet the appetite. Originally the group recorded for Columbia’s “Epic” sub-label. As the name deliberately fails to imply, this meant the place that non-mainstream (to put in kindly) or, commercially…
Cesare Siepi had it all–movie star looks, stage presence, acting ability, and above all a basso cantante voice that made him an international star and a Metropolitan Opera mainstay for…
…from a live performance in Florence in June of 1956. The main draws are the Filippo of Cesare Siepi and Anita Cerquetti’s Elisabeth. Neither recorded the role commercially (and Cerquetti…
…good looks, acting ability, and stage presence made him a special favorite. This compilation of his 1948 recordings catches him at the dawn of his international career. The 25-year-old singer…
Listening to John Williams’ latest contribution to the Star Wars epic is a lot like hearing Die Walküre for the first time after having memorized Götterdämerung. We know what is…
Recorded in May, 1951, this recording features the best Mefistofeles on disc, and that’s saying a lot. With competition from Christoff, Ghiaurov, Journet, and van Dam, Cesare Siepi beats them…
…most part required expansive, sometimes grandiose music. Not surprisingly, many of these items are from historical dramas, including a film that’s as “epic” as they come–Gone with the Wind. Kunzel…
…highlights disc these deficiencies seem less upsetting than on the complete set. Cesare Siepi is a sexy, smooth Don, Fernando Corena a delightful (if not very deep) Leporello, and Cesare…
…Concerto, the Viola Suite, the Concerto symphonique for piano and orchestra, and among the smaller pieces, the Four Episodes for Chamber Orchestra. This brief, unpromisingly named work contains a whole…
…persist in the piano’s subsequent right-hand chords. Not a flawless disc, to be sure, but there’s no question that Capps and Primakov are a committed and often compelling cello/piano duo….