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Czech soprano Emmy Destinn’s stature as one of the greatest singers of the 20th century’s first decades could hardly be more substantiated than by her
Carmina Burana is one of those pieces that almost always goes well. In fact, you have to work at giving a bad performance (as one
This generously filled CD presents two of the best known Shostakovich works written to glorify the Stalin regime–flag-waving music that was carefully constructed to produce
Recorded at a December, 1949, performance, this Meistersinger has just about everything going for it. The sound is quite good for its provenance–better, in fact,
What a discovery! Two dramatic works for chorus and orchestra that approach almost anything Handel wrote. The cantata Der Herr ist König praises God in
There are very few recordings of Baroque vocal music in the Bernstein discography, to which most listeners will probably say “Thank God!” But look at
This CD presents a neat little off-the-beaten-path chamber opera for three characters and three instruments in a well-sung, definitive performance. The setting is the Teller
Appearing, I believe, for the first time on disc, this 1949 Köln Radio broadcast of Wagner’s last opera has a lot going for it. First
Carl Orff’s colorful dramatic cantata has become immensely popular, both in the concert hall and on CD. With its large scoring–including celesta, pianos, and a
Esa-Pekka Salonen’s Das Lied von der Erde looks potentially promising on paper but fails to live up to its expectations. That’s too bad, because Salonen
