

Its length–nearly 50 minutes–and size of performing forces–tenor soloist, choir, and orchestra–certainly qualify Herbert Howells’ Stabat Mater as a significant work. And indeed the seven-movement

I wish I liked this performance more than I do.

What a great set this is: thirteen discs chock full

Paavo Berglund recorded three Sibelius symphony cycles, but as is

Joly Braga Santos’ Second Symphony, at 48 minutes, has all

Pssst! Have I got a bargain for you. The Dutch

[Editor’s Note: When Victor Carr, Jr. reviewed this reissue of

Every so often the major labels do something so intelligent

José Serebrier is such a good conductor that anything that’s less than very good comes as something of a shock—but his ongoing Dvorák cycle has

The only other serious competition in this repertoire, and it’s not as complete as this release (the Aida items are missing), is an old Philips
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