Gönnenwein; Wolfgang

Mozart: Reqiuem, etc.

ClassicsToday

More bargain-bin Mozart on Royal Long Players, this time mundane and instantly forgettable accounts of several of his best-known choral works. This may possibly suit

Mozart Magic Flute/Arthaus DVD C

Jed Distler

Here’s an intimate charmer of a Magic Flute for your consideration, recorded live in 1992 at the Ludwigsburg Festival. At first, the late Axel Manthey’s

Haydn Seasons–Boring, Cut, Colorless

David Hurwitz

This rather boring, slightly cut recording of Haydn’s perennially fresh oratorio The Seasons was highly regarded in its day (the mid-1960s), when competition was sparse.

Gonnenwein Bach St Matthew

Jed Distler

Among traditional modern-instrument versions of Bach’s St. Matthew Passion, Wolfgang Gönnenwein’s 1968 recording has a lot to offer. Not least is the excellent choral singing