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Finally, the Hallé orchestra’s proprietary label decides to do something useful instead of lousy historical reissues or second-rate Elgar. The complete incidental music to The
Since conductor Mark Elder had the brilliant idea of enlivening his otherwise dull new recording of Elgar’s Second Symphony with a reading of the Shelley
After recital discs devoted to bel canto, French opera, and Berlioz, Roberto Alagna here tries to put an individual stamp on some very familiar tenor
This new release on the Hallé Orchestra’s own label presents the ensemble in fine form as Mark Elder leads a persuasive account of Elgar’s Symphony
Nielsen’s Fifth symphony was an unfortunate choice for the Hallé Orchestra’s fledgling record label, as Mark Elder’s reading is a definite non-starter. Elder seems out
This is a very satisfying recital, one that avoids the usual same-voice-for-an-hour tedium by dint of Marcello Alvarez’s ability to color his tone and words
Recorded live at performances in April, 1983 in London, this Otello, in Andrew Porter’s translation and produced by Jonathan Miller, was widely praised. The most
Colin Matthews’ musically undistinguished and pointless addition to Holst’s masterpiece demonstrates the triumph of the unmusical. After all, the fact that Pluto hadn’t been discovered
Marc-André Hamelin has become one of the most active recording pianists of our time. This is his 18th CD for Hyperion, out of a discography
