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Cherubini’s major sacred works are generally quite marvelous. The two Requiems have a distinguished history on disc. Toscanini recorded the C minor, Markevitch the D
For the first new production of Verdi’s great Otello at Salzburg since Herbert von Karajan’s in 1970, perhaps the only living conductor with as fierce
Verdi’s second opera, a comedy, was a dismal failure at its premiere, so much so that the composer later said that he considered giving up
This trio of sumptuous orchestral travelogues would seem to be natural candidates for high-definition multi-track recording, but as of this writing it hasn’t happened. Until
Of all Riccardo Muti’s Philadelphia recordings for Philips, this was one of the very best. Indeed, there are three recordings of the Third Symphony worth
Vadim Repin and Riccardo Muti take a surprisingly relaxed approach to Beethoven’s Violin Concerto–probably not one that you’d expect from a Russian violinist and an
Aus Italien is such a beautiful and enjoyable work that it’s really amazing that it hasn’t been performed more often. On balance, this is its
This 1990 Prokofiev Fifth probably is the most successful of the handful of recordings Riccardo Muti and the Philadelphia Orchestra made for Philips. Having already
There are about two-and-a-half reasons to own this recording of the four-act version of Don Carlo, taped live in December, 1992 in Milan–not nearly enough,
Muti’s Philharmonia Tchaikovsky cycle on balance remains the best available, probably the best thus far recorded. It has everything: passion, intensity, razor-sharp discipline, and excitement
