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The attractions here are the conducting of Hans Rosbaud, the Elvira of Suzanne Danco, the Ottavio of Leopold Simoneau, and to a lesser degree, the
This, Messiaen’s most overtly doctrinaire large work, probably will never be popular for just that reason. The loopy text, awkward vocal writing, and sheer length
What an interesting disc! First observation: the sound in the Violin Concerto, which dates from 1949, is astounding–rich, full, with a big dynamic range and
Hans Rosbaud was a highly respected, even beloved figure who sadly made very few commercial recordings. So each new addition to his limited discography represents
Neither of these performances, I believe, have been released before, nor did Hans Rosbaud record these works commercially. Unfortunately, the sound is wretched. To my
A noisier yet brighter and more colorful transfer of Claudio Arrau’s live 1950 Chopin F minor Concerto with Fritz Busch and the New York Philharmonic
Pierre Boulez (b. 1925) arguably is the greatest advocate of modernism the music world has ever seen. He studied under Olivier Messiaen who already had
