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This is billed as the first release “from the original mastertape,” whatever that means with a recording this old. What matters isn’t how original the
Okay, the CD bins aren’t exactly screaming for yet another Carmina Burana, but this performance is excellent–fresh, exciting, and with a sensational baritone soloist in
Anyone with a passing interest in Rostropovich or the cello will likely own some or all of the contents of the first disc in this
Remember Herbert von Karajan? Perhaps it was inevitable that after his death his reputation would fall into something of an eclipse, but given the size
The playing of the Berlin Philharmonic in this new Brahms cycle is gorgeous, with sumptuous strings, and, thanks to one of the better EMI recordings
Simon Rattle and the Berlin Philharmonic have not made a finer recording than this excellent two-fer containing Dvorák’s four late tone poems based on grisly
This attractively priced reissue in Universal Classics’ Trio series complements an earlier release featuring Tamás Vásáry’s 1960s Deutsche Grammophon Chopin Ballades, Scherzos, Nocturnes, and Waltzes.
Bartók’s Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion is one of his most impressive works, bracing in its intensity. Unfortunately, Bartók’s reworking of the piece as
Karajan never was a “go to” conductor for the Brahms First symphony (his take on the piece–over multiple recorded renditions–always has been a bit stiff
Releases like this show why Arkivmusic.com’s “on demand” program is so important to collectors. These aren’t Strauss’ greatest works, but they are comparative rarities on
