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It’s been a while since a recording of this opera has appeared and this one seems to have been made in conjunction with a Turkish-British
The B-flat and C Major Sonatas (K. 570 and 330 respectively) are, I believe, new to Alfred Brendel’s Mozart discography. The B-flat was recorded live
Clara Haskil’s Salzburg recital from August 8, 1957, is familiar from the pianist’s Philips studio versions–but these live traversals are preferable. Haskil’s sonority, for one,
At last, a first rate recording of song repertoire from Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven, three composers who are rarely even acknowledged for their contributions to
This 1970 live Don Giovanni is an odd performance, not altogether satisfying (and certainly not up to the level of Giulini’s magnificent EMI recording with
This 70 minutes of a 1987 recording of The Marriage of Figaro offers both of the Countess’ arias, the Count’s, two of Figaro’s, both of
There is a considered logic behind this program of symphony, piano concerto, and aria: all three works come from December, 1786, the end of a
While the late Julius Katchen made some of his biggest pianstic splashes in the burly waters of Romantic repertoire, he had to work a little
This special edition made by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in collaboration with WFMT radio gathers together live recordings from 1950 to 1985, including two vocal
By chance, I encountered a review in a highly respected classical music magazine that all but condemned to damnation Geza Anda’s recording of Mozart’s C
