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Khachaturian composed his 1963 Concerto Rhapsody for Rostropovich. It’s a sprawling, aptly named work that undergoes a series of colorful and fantastical gyrations that Rostropovich
Suddenly the world is awash in lyric-going-on-spinto sopranos. Gheorghiu, Gallardo-Domas (Harnoncourt’s victim in his recent Aida), and now Barbara Frittoli. Frittoli seems to be the
While highly regarded in some critical circles (particularly in England) as a reference edition for these two works, this coupling has not held up terribly
Colin Davis and the London Symphony have achieved something remarkable here: the worst-ever recording of Sibelius’ Lemminkäinen Suite, thereby establishing the absolute, rock-bottom nadir against
Schumann’s Symphonic Studies Op. 13 make an interesting foil to the two concertos heard on this recording, but it’s a pity they’re placed first, before
Colin Davis conducted an excellent “New World” Symphony with the Concertgebouw Orchestra on Philips. It’s available coupled to a superb Seventh Symphony and a decent
This is a most stimulating set. Colin Davis has something to say about all of these works, the orchestral playing is often breathtakingly wonderful, and
The London Symphony Orchestra’s proprietary label continues to issue live recordings featuring Colin Davis in music that either he, or the orchestra, or both have
Arthur Grumiaux’s Mozart performances glowed, but his interpretations were always free of artifice and affectation, making his survey of the five violin concertos (it’s seldom
This was the second of Colin Davis’ four recordings of the Symphonie fantastique, three of them for Philips alone. Was there anything in his interpretation
