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Listening to Douglas Bostock conduct the opening of Nielsen’s Third Symphony is like watching a clumsy runner struggling to regain his footing. His hasty accelerando
By and large, minimalism is in steep decline, but every now and then something comes along to give fans of the style hope. This is
At first glance I assumed this disc (licensed by MHS from Nimbus) was a compilation of all the Fritz Kreisler/John McCormack duets. It’s not quite
This late work of Rossini’s is a little masterpiece. Composed for the consecration of a private chapel in 1863/64, its forces are small–four solo singers,
As Dominique Fernandez writes in the notes accompanying this recording, this set, made in conjuction with a film, “is above all a glorification of Paris,
Alberto Franchetti (1860-1942) is all but fogotten today, whereas at the turn of the 20th century his Germania and this present opera were as popular
This live recording of Handel’s early, lively, entertaining oratorio La Resurrezione is a delight, and it pushes Christopher Hogwood’s reading (on L’Oiseau-Lyre) into second place.
All the material on this disc appears for the first time on CD. From an engineering standpoint, Aus Italien stands out among Clemens Krauss’ Strauss
This is a powerhouse Elektra, recorded in 1953 for West German Radio under apparently ideal circumstances, in what must be the finest mono sound available.
Oscar Fried’s Ninth is unquestionably the crown jewel of Polydor’s generally mediocre Beethoven Symphony cycle issued in the late 1920s and early ’30s. Recorded in
