
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
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
In addition to his renown as a composer, Ralph Vaughan Williams harbored a lifelong interest in choral conducting. His close association with the Leith Hill
Bryn Terfel recorded this collection of Schubert’s late songs for SAIN, a Welsh label, two years after bursting upon the international scene by winning the
Although only in his mid-30s, Welsh bass/baritone Bryn Terfel already has made a huge career for himself–and thank heaven, he’s the real thing. He seems
According to the booklet notes, Hans Knappertsbusch led this live 1955 Der Rosenkavalier on a wing and a prayer. He knew Rosenkavalier, the Vienna Philharmonic
If you’ve ever wanted to hear Wagner’s Die Meistersinger sung in Hungarian, these excerpts from a live 1949 Hungarian State Opera production more than fit