Heger; Robert

A Dud of a Freischütz with Nilsson, Gedda

Robert Levine

This dud of a performance was a disappointment when it was released 30 years ago and it has aged badly. Robert Heger was never more

Wagner: Siegfried

Robert Levine

This two-CD set presents two and one half hours of Wagner’s Siegfried: about 30 minutes are cut from the first act, about 50 from the

Strauss: Rosenkavalier

Dan Davis

This 1933 Rosenkavalier is a classic recording, one that should be in every opera collection. Returning to it after a long hiatus confirms its status.

Meistersinger Acts 2 & 3/M&A C

Jed Distler

Music and Arts has licensed a wealth of German Radio broadcasts dating from the 1930s and 1940s. Much of this material is being issued for

Wagner’s Lohengrin

Jed Distler

The first thing you notice about this live 1942 performance is the unusually vivid sound, which likely derives from an early, experimental tape source. While