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There are millions of recordings of Schubert’s “Unfinished” Symphony, and […]
This violent performance is one-of-a kind. Erna Schlüter’s name is not as well known as her contemporaries—Nilsson, Varnay, Mödl—and this is probably because she opted
It may be rash to claim that the French pianist Monique Haas (1909-1987) never made a bad recording, but you won’t find one among her
How nice it is to see these performances back in the catalog! Jochum takes Schubert’s Fifth quite seriously, which is not to say heavily, making
Eugen Jochum was such a warm and personable conductor, musically speaking, that you want to like everything that he did. But Karl Höller (1907-87) was
After budget box appearances on EMI and Musical Heritage Society, this outstanding Bruckner cycle hopefully has now found a permanent home on Brilliant Classics at
DG’s marketing never ceases to amaze. Here we have a disc containing 27 minutes of Sibelius, and 40 minutes of Wagner. The front of this
Lohengrin has fared very well on discs, and the value of this 1952 studio recording lies primarily in the singing of the title role and
The sticker says “Jochum’s First, Visionary Recording of the Ninth,” meaning I suppose that this recording is not to be confused with his second and
Here’s an unusual surprise from Hänssler, a label not known for releasing historical material. Fans of historical recordings will say, “Oh boy, a classic 1939
