
There are some works in which excellent versions are so […]
Recorded on April 16, 1939, this note-complete second act of Tristan is completely new to my ears. The sound occasionally overloads at forte but otherwise
This recording of Elgar’s First Symphony plus the Cockaigne Overture
This classic disc returns with a “bonus” in the form
This review could have been either very long, or very
Alfred Cortot’s Chopin abounds with ecstasy, risk, idiosyncratic rubato, soaring melodic projection, and boundless nuance. A brilliant but erratic technician, Cortot was infamous for wrong
These are all of Arthur Rubinstein’s pre-World War II Chopin EMI recordings, save for three Mazurkas recorded in 1930 that the pianist remade in 1938/39
The choice item here is John Barbirolli’s 1969 Francesca da Rimini, a reading infused with passion in the tempestuous outer sections and tenderness in the
These classic performances require no additional accolades from me. They were great; they remain great. Alfred Cortot recorded the Schumann concerto twice electrically, and this
John Barbirolli’s posthumous reputation if anything has grown in recent years with the release of numerous live recordings and reissues. It’s easy to understand why:
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