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In his atmospheric rendition of Rachmaninov’s The Rock, conductor Alexander Anissimov delights in the Rimsky-Korsakov-style fantasy of the music while emphasizing its drama, making this
Before Eaglen there was Nilsson; before Nilsson, Flagstad; and before Flagstad was the singer many believe the greatest Wagnerian of them all, Frida Leider. She
Venice’s Teatro la Fenice has seen better nights than December 15, 1968, when it staged this performance of Cherubini’s Medea, complete with traditional cuts. As
Had Arturo Toscanini not been under contract to Victor, he certainly would have conducted Columbia’s abridged 1930 Bayreuth recording of Wagner’s Tannhäuser in its 1861
Admirers of Tullio Serafin’s 1939 Verdi Requiem may be familiar with at least four previous CD transfers: Mark Obert-Thorn’s on Pearl; one by Michael Dutton
Anthony Davis’ Tania (1992) retells the saga of Patty Hearst, the newspaper heiress who in 1974 was kidnapped by the Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA), only
Sometimes when you hear a recording that features rarely-recorded repertoire you end up wondering why more people don’t pay attention to it. This is one
Several Haydns are on display here, although all of these works bear the unmistakable grace (and signature) of Franz Joseph. The first Haydn churns out
This is a popular program of Purcell Odes, and although these performances are serviceable, others afford superior recorded sound and smoother, slightly more consistent readings.
Gaetano Delogu’s dramatic, rubato-laced presentation of “O Fortuna” bodes well for this live performance of Carmina Burana (from 1995), but it’s exactly here that you
