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It’s difficult to find a stand-alone version of the Second […]
Beethoven’s 1970 bicentennial ushered in a slew of recordings, including a piano concerto cycle from Decca featuring soloist Friedrich Gulda with the Vienna Philharmonic under
Of the rarities presented in this unusual Russian music collection, the most tantalizing is Gliére’s Concerto for Coloratura Soprano and Orchestra. Judging by the slight
This splendid monaural, colorful-if-a-bit-grainy film of Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte was made at the Hamburg State Opera in 1971 and I believe this is the first
This Bruckner Sixth always has been the “sleeper” among recorded performances of the work, one of the great ones, yet surprisingly little known. It also
The Tannhäuser Overture and Bacchanale (two separate selections in this instance) make up Georg Solti’s contribution to this collection. His interpretations are of his usual
It’s works like Max Reger’s theosophist cantata The Nuns that make us appreciate how Arnold Schoenberg was inexorably moved to dismantle tonality and create his
With its odd, brilliant mixture of interpersonal and political relationships, Don Carlos is a very hard opera to put across, and this 1970 Vienna performance
This CD offers a fine set of Sibelius’ orchestral works. While it seems odd to call a collection that doesn’t include any of his symphonies
This 1971 Tristan was recorded live at the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires. Its principal value lies with the protangonists. The occasion marked Jon Vickers’
