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When they first appeared in the 1970s, the most striking feature of these recordings was their full, rich analog sound, some of Decca’s finest from
Les Sylphides and La Boutique fantasque originated from commissions by Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes after World War I. Based on an assortment of Chopin piano works,
Joan Sutherland recorded this role commercially for Decca two years before this 1968 Roman RAI broadcast; nonetheless, she is more convincing and in slightly spryer
This is a nice enough 46 minutes worth of arias and duets for soprano and baritone by Mozart, but it rarely shines brightly enough to
The Maltese composer Nicolo Isouard (1775-1818) is practically unknown, and judging from this delightful work, that certainly is a pity. Like his French contemporary (and
Unlike the grim timeliness and edgy expression characterizing many of Decca’s Entartete Musik releases, Emmerich Kálmán’s operetta The Duchess of Chicago oozes froth and fluff.
