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It’s always a pity to dismiss work by one of the great conductors, but this is one of those cases where there doesn’t seem to
As choral versions of the oft-recorded Liebeslieder Waltzes go, this one stands among the better all-around offerings, owing to the engaging performances and decent sound
Successful lieder singing–that is, the kind that makes listeners want to keep listening–is one of the more difficult musical/artistic undertakings. No sets and costumes, no
Dagmar Pecková is a Czech mezzo-soprano with a good technique, brains, and taste. The program she presents here is terrific: the Wesendonk Lieder and Zemlinsky
A few years ago, the Argentinean pianist Daniel Levy made a number of CDs for the short-lived Italian label Edelweiss, after which his recordings completely
To the casual ear, neither Brahms’ B-flat Concerto or Paganini Variations sound as difficult as they actually are to play. Julius Katchen, though, relishes their
This 5-CD set presents a collection of recordings from Decca’s back catalog covering some of the major symphonic works from the late 18th to the
There can be no argument that Jascha Heifetz was one of the world’s greatest violin virtuosos. Unfortunately, all of these performances, originally available on separate
Joseph Szigeti’s 1928 Brahms Concerto is the most vibrant, controlled, and technically assured of his three studio versions. Always the musician’s violinist, Szigeti clarifies the
A pupil of the late, vastly underrated Romanian pianist Mindru Katz, Israeli-born Mordecai Shehori, now in his early 50s, has been a fixture on the
