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Here we go again. Some time ago I reviewed a CD of this soprano singing Italian arias (type Q4881 in Search Reviews), and while impressed
Taped live at the Salzburg festival in 1972, this Cosi must have been great fun to watch. Karl Böhm leads with his usual assurance and,
I seem to recall that this was a joyless, tough-love performance of this opera, but lo, almost 30 years later it seems to wear somewhat
It is doubtful that any collector needs yet another copy of these famous Mozart works, although curious audiophiles (the presumed market) likely will want this
Taken from live performances held at the Berlin Philharmonie in 2002, this all-Mozart program showcases Itzhak Perlman’s increasing podium activities, along with directing the G
With this release, the Orchestra of St. Luke’s joins the ranks of ensembles producing their own recordings, and while the market isn’t exactly desperate for
Wilhelm Kempff’s concerto recordings from the 1950s (gathered here complete) all testify to the pianist’s intimate style of music making and ravishing tonal palette. His
Ensemble Villa Musica is a group that expands and contracts according to repertoire demands; all players are retired principals from the major German orchestras. (For
You wonder what the Sinfonia Varsovia musicians thought as they executed Alexandre Rabinovitch’s ludicrous phrase distensions and cloying diminuendos throughout the first movement of Mozart’s
The seven discs comprising this budget boxed set constitute the complete DG, Decca, and Westminster recordings by the Janácek Quartet, all dating from the 1950s
