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Luisa Millers are appearing from everywhere lately: first, the re-release of Decca’s fine 1975 studio performance under Peter Maag with Caballé and Pavarotti, and then
There are moments in this opera that (unlike most operas of the period) clearly show how the bel canto is not simply pretty singing. Donizetti
ABC Classics offers a generous celebration of Yvonne Minton’s art. Her fulsome voice, with its affecting richness and vibrancy, made her singing especially communicative. The
This exceptional sixth volume in Bridge’s ongoing George Crumb Edition includes the only available recording of Echoes of Time and the River, one of the
There are some gems here, but before we get to those, it’s worth taking a moment to reflect on Richard Bonynge’s career as a conductor.
Pierre Boulez’s excellent Mahler Third clearly sounds better in regular, normal stereo. This SACD edition isn’t bad by any means, but the bass frequencies have
This quasi-legendary performance presents the opera with a few cuts in each act, and with a decidedly–and very welcome–sense of comedy without slapstick. Szell’s pacing
Transferred from what collectors like to call “inside” sources, Music and Arts’ previous edition of Toscanini’s November 23, 1940 Verdi Requiem has long been the
American mezzo Jennifer Larmore has lately starred in a couple of complete bel canto recordings from Opera Rara, and her always prodigious talent has been
This new Beethoven Ninth is a disappointment, especially coming after Telarc’s spectacular Carmina Burana recording with Donald Runnicles and his Atlanta forces. First, something seems
