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John Eliot Gardiner’s fresh take on Brahms’ Symphony No. 2 is only partially about performing forces. The Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique’s period-based proportions yield impressive
This new Saul, recorded live in July 2008 in the breathtaking, beautifully restored Dresden Frauenkirche, captures the grand scale, interactive drama, exciting choruses, and sumptuous,
These are two very fine performances. Ormandy proves himself to be surprisingly exciting in Nevsky, particularly in the first half of The Battle on the
Sometimes you come across a performance that may not be exactly to your taste, but is nonetheless so persuasive of its type that it disarms
This is a very good Messiah–excellent in many respects–and it would have been among the reference versions but for a couple of issues. Thankfully the
There are some nice touches here: the small body of strings highlights Sullivan’s characterful wind writing and lends the music a real theatrical pit-orchestra feel.
Bach’s Easter Oratorio continues to suffer comparative neglect, which is puzzling when you consider that it contains a spectacular opening chorus and one or two
This recording celebrates German Baroque vocal works that (with one notable exception) were inspired by or directly derived from the Biblical texts known today as
Virgil Thomson accurately predicted that as a composer he would best be remembered for his two operatic collaborations with Gertrude Stein. Their 1928 Four Saints
This performance starts with a bang, but ends with a whimper. The Mahler Third is admittedly a schizophrenic work, starting with perhaps his most colorful
