
Now, here’s a real bargain–some of the greatest recordings of much of Mozart’s best music at the Double Decca two-for-one price. The Barry Tuckwell horn
Dutton’s Griller Quartet reissues already have yielded the long-awaited return of Bloch’s Quartet No. 2 and a fetching Mozart/Haydn disc. This Mozart collection, while not
If you’re looking for a generous, well-chosen selection of Mozart highlights, this three-disc set assembled in honor of the composer’s 250th birthday is just the
This splendid Entführung, taped live in Salzburg in August, 1956, has plenty to recommend it despite what might appear to be less than fascinating casting.
This always has been, and still is, one of the best-sung, least-satisfying Figaros ever recorded. In addition to the unexplained exclusion of all the secco
There are a few nice things to be found in this hour of Die Zauberflöte, mostly from the sopranos. We get both arias of the
More bargain-bin Mozart on Royal Long Players, this time mundane and instantly forgettable accounts of several of his best-known choral works. This may possibly suit
Alert, bright playing, total professionalism, an idiomatic way and comfort with the score–it’s amazing how little these things matter when inspiration and great (or appropriate)
Recorded by German radio in 1943 in booming sound, this German-language, Prague-edition Don Giovanni is yet another reason to have not been near Germany during
There ought to be an association for the protection of Natalie Dessay. Music that seems merely virtuosic or (more merely) high when sung by even