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All but the most die-hard fans will be put off by the terrible sound of this 1955 in-house-tape-recorded performance, although this “remastering” has made it
Listeners who ascribe to the credibly documented hypothesis that at least Bach’s early cantatas were performed one-voice-to-a-part will have much to savor here. Indeed each
The volume was turned slightly higher than my normal listening level when I began playing this CD–and it was a happy coincidence. The room-filling brilliance
Joseph Schwarz was one of the great baritones of the last century, and Hänssler focuses on recordings made between 1916 and 1918 when he was
Composed for Venice in 1837, just a year-and-a-half after the fantastic success of Lucia di Lammermoor, Pia de’ Tolomei “pleased altogether”, in the composer’s words.
These performances were released previously by Koch, and it’s good to see them reappearing here at budget price. Like most of Robert Craft’s Stravinsky discs,
This was recorded in 1972, and I recall being disappointed when it was released the following year. Time has done little to dull my disenchantment:
This live, 1957 performance is self-recommending to fans of either Milanov or Corelli, she 10 years from retirement, he only a few years into his
Needless to say, if it’s Magic Flute in English you’re looking for, this will be your recording of choice. But even if it’s just another
This re-release moves the highly-honored 1989 recording of Kenneth Leighton’s Cello Concerto to Chandos’ mid-priced line “Chandos Classics” and restores it to its original pairing,
