
This CD takes us on the proverbial journey from “darkness to light”. Starting with Elgar’s gloomy Cello Concerto (the lugubrious first movement has me envisioning
This box comes with a glowing review on the back
OK, so we don’t actually need another box of Elgar,
Norway is a gorgeous country, and it’s no surprise that
First the good news: Susan Gritton sings a lovely performance
Presumably the reason for making this recording was to capture
Nicole Cabell, the winner of the 2005 Cardiff Singer of the World Competition, is a full-voiced lyric soprano with ease of production, a free top,
Considering the all-around excellence of his four DG solo releases, Yundi Li’s concerto debut for the label disappoints. For starters, the engineering conveys a bloated,
When this disc was issued back in the late 1970s the world was still in love with Kiri Te Kanawa’s beautiful tone and had not
The novelty here for many listeners will be Ormandy’s Mahler First–a solid performance, wonderfully played (especially by the strings–listen to them rip into the opening