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In the context of Günter Wand’s familiar and truly incandescent 1987 Beethoven Ninth recording, Testament’s reissue of the conductor’s relatively obscure mono traversal from 1956
Berlioz’s music for tenor is not only varied from light-lyric to heroic, it’s also ungraciously written: high notes pop up out of nowhere; tessitura remains
There was a time when a conductor interpreting a Beethoven symphony examined the score, brought his own artistic insights to bear in combination with his
Not exactly a household-name, Wilhelm Kienzl is known mostly for his opera Der Evangeliman, which was premiered in Berlin in 1895 and performed more than
If you have Bernstein/Ludwig/Berry performing this music and you buy this new version, you’ll have all you need for Des Knaben Wunderhorn. Riccardo Chailly offers
Although Jan Zelenka didn’t get the “big” job in Dresden following the death of Kapellmeister Johann David Heinichen in 1729, his duties around the Saxon
What a strange work–strange even for Rameau, who within the strictures of the French Baroque tends to surprise more often than any of his contemporaries.
Herbert von Karajan’s 1977 Beethoven cycle appeared during the height of his fame and was embraced wholeheartedly by both press and public. Indeed, in some
Coming right on the heels of the New York City Opera’s first-ever production of this opera is the re-release of its only–and only necessary–recording. Flavio
Antonio Salieri’s Falstaff is not Verdi’s and never will be. That out of the way, it’s a charming evening’s entertainment, occasionally quite funny, with nicely
