The sound is quite bad (but better than in some transfers of this performance I’ve encountered), conductor Umberto Mugnai leads routinely and slashes the score
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David Vernier, ClassicsToday.com’s founding Editor-in-Chief passed away Thursday morning, August 1, 2024 after a long battle with cancer. The end came shockingly quickly. Just a
He’d received many honors before, but it wasn’t until last week that John Rutter, best known for his choral compositions and arrangements, especially works related