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Mozart: Piano Con 21, 26. Gulda

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The late piano concertos of Mozart are among the most sublime, divinely inspired works in the catalog. And yet, as Friedrich Gulda points out in

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Beethoven: Emperor Concerto,Gulda

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Back in the 1970s, Friedrich Gulda recorded a Beethoven piano concerto cycle for Decca with the Vienna Philharmonic conducted by Horst Stein. It was notable

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Purcell: Dido & Aeneas

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Purcell’s work is the oldest English opera that is still frequently performed. As such, it presents many staging problems for modern companies. Should it be

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Richard Strauss: Opera Suites

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Big Boxes: Warner’s Stravinsky Edition

Jed Distler June 1, 2025

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Gallo Trio Sonatas: The Source for Stravinsky’s Pulcinella

David Vernier June 1, 2025

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