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There was a time when DG was a provincial German label, German orchestras were pretty mediocre, and just about any release not containing German basic…
Fritz Lehmann’s Schubert is distinguished by his emphasis on the music’s darker colors and tersely dramatic disposition. While not qualities that jump readily to mind…
The works on this disc testify to Deutsche Grammophon’s high sonic standards in the early to middle 1950s, and they sound impressively vivid, clear, and…
When these 1952 recordings were made, Handel specialist and conductor Fritz Lehmann was determined to shed new light on what passed for contemporary baroque interpretation.…
The best moments in this performance come early in the opera and are the ones most of us tend not to pay much attention to:…