So this is the 37 billionth recording of the “New World” Symphony, but excellence is its own justification, and this recording is excellent. Claus Peter
Claus Peter Flor recorded this symphony for RCA, and rather well, but this remake is finer still. The Eighth benefits from as fresh and lively
You might subtitle this disc “The Dark Dvorák” since it consists of three of his most turbulent (but also greatest) works. First there’s Othello: guy
Claus Peter Flor directs a tremendously exciting performance of Má Vlast, one that compares favorably to any in the catalog. He takes great pains to
This is one smoking hot performance of Suk’s masterpiece, and I wouldn’t have expected it coming from Claus Peter Flor, a fine musician but one
It’s good to see this disc back in print courtesy of Arkivmusic.com’s “on demand” program. Claus Peter Flor leads a sober, “Germanic” performance of Franck’s
Claus Peter Flor’s partially complete series of Martinu symphonies (Nos. 3 and 4 were never recorded) came out when choices were more limited than they
Claus Peter Flor’s Mendelssohn enjoys the classical virtues of good taste, fine attention to detail, and a real sense of style. That said, competition in
Claus Peter Flor is a good conductor of the German standard repertoire, Mendelssohn in particular, and he presents a charming, musical, and lively account of
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