
Herbert Blomstedt is one of those conductor who grows on […]
Several recent recordings of Richard Strauss’ Ein Heldenleben featured excellent orchestras giving faceless performances, thanks in no small part to their conductors. Here’s the opposite:
Neeme Järvi is often criticized by classical music snobs who
Giuseppe Sinopoli specialized in romantic Italian opera starting with Verdi;
During the 1970s and 80s scarcely a month went by
Herbert von Karajan wanted us to believe that he excelled
Does anyone not own most of these recordings? If you
Arturo Toscanini was the most important, highly acclaimed conductor of
Karl Böhm’s symphonic and concerto recordings for Deutsche Grammophon have
Bernard Haitink was known for his selfless, dedicated performances of