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Seiji Ozawa’s Mahler offers consistently fine playing and much better interpretations than he’s been given credit for. Perhaps this inexpensive reissue will encourage more listeners
It might seem odd to pair this suave Gershwin classic with the rough-hewn music of William Russo, but the audio-tourism of An American in Paris
Anyone still reeling from the revisionist austerities of Harnoncourt’s recent New Year’s concerts will be thrilled to hear these somewhat more traditional performances, in which
Seiji Ozawa’s credentials as a Mahlerian have not received the recognition that they deserve (the same holds true of his Bruckner). His complete symphony cycle
One of the most perfect performances of anything that I ever heard live featured Seiji Ozawa and the Boston Symphony in Mahler’s Ninth. His interpretation
Deutsche Grammophon seems to have a monopoly on great Mahler Firsts, with Bernstein, Kubelik, and Boulez all prime recommendations. This 1977 underrated but otherwise superb
Ozawa’s premiere recording of the Turangalila-symphonie stands the test of time very well and makes a timely reappearance on CD in the West (it’s always
This recording of Schoenberg’s Gurrelieder was made at Boston’s Symphony Hall in April, 1979. A distinguished cast of soloists headed by James McCracken (Waldemar), Jessye
Seiji Ozawa’s Prokofiev cycle has taken its share of hard knocks over the years, and deservedly so, though I believe most of the problem lies
Seiji Ozawa takes a broadly conventional view of Dvorák’s string serenade in E Op. 22. The Larghetto fourth movement is nicely inflected, and those yearning
