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This 1997 recording of J.S. Bach’s Mass in B minor has been available for a long time, and given the competition before and after its
This was Maria Callas’ first studio-recorded Norma, and it remains a formidable performance. If it doesn’t quite have the emotional shadings of her 1960 EMI
There is rapture in every measure of Carlos Kleiber’s reading of this score, sometimes of the transcendent, gentle type, sometimes of the manic, ravishing sort.
Any recording by the St. Olaf Choir is worth attention, and although the catalog is hardly desperate for another Mozart Requiem, this program offers an
This Gala Concert, taped in Auckland in February, 2004, is one of those hodge-podge collections of arias and duets (too few of the latter) designed
In 1977, when this very fine recording was made, Claudio Abbado was at his absolute peak as an opera conductor. His reading is full of
John Foulds’ (1880-1939) Three Mantras (from the unfinished opera Avatara) previously appeared on the Lyrita label in a performance by Barry Wordsworth and the London
Otto Klemperer’s 1965 recording of Bruckner’s Sixth Symphony never has been surpassed, and this reissue presents it sounding better than ever. His performance is typically
This newest addition to Opera Rara’s series of recordings of 19th-century salon music is as delightful as its predecessors. Unlike the other volumes, this one
This new entrant in DG’s “The Originals Series” repackages new transfers of late-1960s versions of major works by Purcell with mixed results. The gem of
