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All but the most die-hard fans will be put off by the terrible sound of this 1955 in-house-tape-recorded performance, although this “remastering” has made it
Listeners who ascribe to the credibly documented hypothesis that at least Bach’s early cantatas were performed one-voice-to-a-part will have much to savor here. Indeed each
The volume was turned slightly higher than my normal listening level when I began playing this CD–and it was a happy coincidence. The room-filling brilliance
These performances were released previously by Koch, and it’s good to see them reappearing here at budget price. Like most of Robert Craft’s Stravinsky discs,
This was recorded in 1972, and I recall being disappointed when it was released the following year. Time has done little to dull my disenchantment:
This live, 1957 performance is self-recommending to fans of either Milanov or Corelli, she 10 years from retirement, he only a few years into his
Needless to say, if it’s Magic Flute in English you’re looking for, this will be your recording of choice. But even if it’s just another
One of Bach’s more magnificent extended choruses graces the cantata BWV 12, and another less substantial but no less impressive one dominates BWV 38. These
Telemann’s instrumental music is far better known than his vocal and choral works, but it shouldn’t be. The collection of motets and psalm settings presented
Georg Solti offers a big Bohème, with many moments of real excitement along with some strangely slow tempos in the third act and a bit
