Kempe Broadcast

Collectors who know Rudolf Kempe through his EMI Dresden Staatskapelle recordings will likely be disappointed by this BBC broadcast concert. This orchestra is simply not

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Shaw Janacek

Robert Shaw’s amazing choral prowess shows in the sumptuous sound of this Glagolitic Mass. As in many of his Atlanta performances, Shaw is more attuned

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Dvorák Symphony No. 1

Dvorak’s apprentice symphonies have been so heavily eclipsed in popularity by his last three that they’re seldom encountered either on disc or in the concert

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SERENADES FOR STRINGS

The Israel Philharmonic, circa 1958, seemed better equipped to handle Tchaikovsky’s luxuriously upholstered textures than Dvorák’s exposed and rhythmically challenging string writing. Even under Rafael

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