
For speed, dead-on accuracy, heated intensity, and blemish-free tone control in all registers, Jascha Heifetz’s 1955 Beethoven Concerto with Charles Munch refuses to yield the
RCA’s new Classic Library series hits a high mark with this excellent Debussy/Munch collection. Charles Munch’s Debussy performances always have been treasured for their color,
Because so many of Charles Munch’s recordings made during his years with the Boston Symphony (1949-1962) are still in the catalog, the conductor seems almost
These Beethoven performances were recorded in 1960 during Sviatoslav Richter’s first tour of the United States, and they sound marginally fuller and more vivid here
With each reissue, this best-ever recording of Pictures at an Exhibition creeps closer to its country of origin (and Sony corporate headquarters). First it was
Charles Munch died shortly after these Ravel items were recorded, while on tour in the U.S.A. with the Orchestre de Paris in 1968. At no
Ozawa’s premiere recording of the Turangalila-symphonie stands the test of time very well and makes a timely reappearance on CD in the West (it’s always
Charles Munch made some wonderful recordings of non-French repertoire, including a thrilling Schubert Ninth and these fine Mendelssohn symphonies. Without ever going over the top
Can you ever have too many Charles Munch Roussel recordings? Okay, it’s a niche, but a very exciting one. The great French conductor’s Bacchus et
Here are three Alfred Cortot recorded benchmarks alongside one of the great pianist’s worst recordings. Granted, Cortot generates genuine excitement and fire in Ravel’s Left