
They don’t write overtures, entr’actes, or incidental music like this anymore. Even today’s composers can learn from Daniel Auber’s clear-cut orchestration, sure way with a
They don’t write ’em like this anymore. This splendid program
All great works offer a range of interpretive possibilities, and
Paul Strauss was an American conductor who recorded light music for Deutsche Grammophon in the 1950s. His two most popular releases are gathered here in
To work backwards, taking the bonus material first, we are presented with the type of recital that tenors simply don’t give anymore (date and place
Conductor Albert Wolff’s photo on the cover of this first-rate, well-filled CD easily could be mistaken for that of a provincial French bank manager. Though
George Szell certainly merits inclusion in a series devoted to the last century’s great conductors, but this collection tells us little we didn’t already know
Auber’s overtures, unlike many outwardly similar works of his contemporaries, utilize themes that later appear in the stage drama, in effect planting a seed in