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There’s only one small disappointment on this otherwise very entertaining disc–Enescu’s Romanian Rhapsody No. 1, which is insufficiently contrasted between fast sections and slow, lacking
Mikis Theodorakis’ Zorbas Ballet will be recognizable to those familiar with his film score for Zorba the Greek, probably his most famous work outside of
Here is the recording that put Charles Dutoit and the Montreal Symphony on the musical map back in 1980, now reissued in the new 24-bit,
This is a nicely shaped, well proportioned, clearly argued but decidedly run-of-the-mill performance of Tchaikovsky’s Sixth Symphony. Charles Dutoit provides what is generally expected: drama
Charles Dutoit’s Prokofiev never has figured prominently among first-rate recommendations. This Double Decca re-release offers a chance at reassessment. While the heavyweight Alexander Nevsky cantata
Decca’s Prokofiev compilation offers all of the composer’s concerted works in one three-disc package. The main attraction, the 1975 Ashkenazy/Previn Piano Concerto cycle, offers Ashkenazy’s
Berlioz’s Lélio actually is a compilation of previously composed pieces, linked by narration into a quasi-dramatic framework. The sole protagonist is Lélio, formerly known as
As the advertising slogan has it: What becomes a legend most? Well, if it’s a legendary singer the answer is a re-release of her best
These are well played, well recorded performances of Rossini’s most popular overtures. Charles Dutoit conducts with an obvious if somewhat restrained sense of the theater.
This Panorama release has quite a bit going for it: Lorin Maazel’s bracing and brilliant Firebird suite with the Berlin Radio Symphony (one of the
