
Finnish soprano Soile Isokoski has a solid technique and a beautiful voice that gleams brightly at the top and is evenly produced, but it lacks
Karl Böhm was 82 when he made this recording of Don Juan, but you’d never know it. While not quite as fast as those by
This is a performance from the 2006 Salzburg Festival, a revival of a production first seen and disliked there in 2003. At least we know
The first thing you notice is the vibrant sound, the ensemble’s immediacy and depth, giving a realistic spatial and sonic picture of the array of
In the context of a concert you easily could gain satisfaction from these tasteful, solidly turned out Mozart performances. However, in the permanent world of
This by now traditional coupling of Mozart and Beethoven quintets for piano and winds enjoys an attractive bonus in the form of the Adagio and
Evgeni Koroliov’s second all-Mozart recital disc (the first was for Hänssler Classics, Profil’s parent label) contains much to admire and respect. The pianist’s jewel-like symmetry,
A previous double album from Bridge showcased Artur Balsam’s exceptional Mozartean prowess in the two C major concertos K. 246 and K. 415. The present
From the opening moments of the “Prague” symphony you realize that this is not your father’s Mozart. The orchestral texture is see-through; the Freiburg Baroque
Orfeo has corralled a collection of Mozart sonata performances from the Salzburg Festival archives that features pianists approaching Mozart on diverse, often antipodal, and sometimes