
Though it must have looked good on paper, this pairing of Rafael Kubelík and the Vienna Philharmonic in the music of Tchaikovsky yielded disappointing results.
DG continues its protracted CD release of Rafael Kubelik’s 1970s Beethoven Symphony cycle–a series unique for its use of nine different orchestras from Europe and
You always can count on Rafael Kubelik to deliver performances that are intelligently musical, warmly alive, and stylistically sound, and these two are no exception.
Rafael Kubelik could be said to have “owned” Smetana’s Má Vlást. He certainly recorded it (at least commercially) more than any other conductor. This 1959
It seems entirely logical to offer these three seminal New Viennese School works together on a single disc, in this case running to some 77
After slogging through Claudio Abbado’s dismal, wretchedly recorded (live) approximation of Mahler’s Third Symphony on Deutsche Grammophon, it’s a pleasure to welcome this fresh, characterful,
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s second two-disc tribute to Rafael Kubelik showcases its erstwhile music director in repertoire both familiar and rare to his posthumously expanding
This is the second double-CD set from Philips Duo devoted to great piano concertos of the 20th century. The recordings are by various artists from
Rafael Kubelik enjoyed making recordings, particularly of Mahler symphonies, which he felt benefited from the perfection achievable under studio conditions. This accounts at least in
This live Mahler Sixth sheds less light on Kubelik’s way with the music than previous releases from Audite, if only because its 1968 date places