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Chicago-based composer Shulamit Ran offers two large-scale works in a familiar modern style–consistently dissonant and chromatic, and nearly always atonal. It’s no secret that a
Haitink begins this recording, at least his fourth Mahler Sixth, with an incredibly slow march, not necessarily a problem given the excellent low strings of
Of Georg Solti’s two recordings of the Verdi Requiem, I slightly prefer this later one, though I realize that this isn’t received wisdom. The Decca
This is only Haitink’s third(!) recording of this symphony. Happily, he never remade it with the Vienna Philharmonic, having recorded it twice with the Concertgebouw.
Georg Solti’s Mahler Eighth always has stood high on the list of recommendable versions, even for people who don’t normally warm to his nervy, high-powered
The honeymoon was still in full swing between Georg Solti and the Chicago Symphony when they recorded Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique in 1972, three years after
These performances by the Chicago Symphony under Georg Solti are of exceptional quality, fusing phenomenal orchestral virtuosity with the conductor’s famous authority in this repertoire,
Recorded hot on the heels of his landmark Gold Medal victory in the first Moscow Tchaikovsky Competition, the 23-year-old Van Cliburn’s million-selling 1958 Tchaikovsky First
The Chicago Symphony under the leadership of Henry Fogel started the trend of releasing its own recordings, initially as a fundraising opportunity, so it was
On the whole, these are very exciting, powerful performances. The Miraculous Mandarin has divided critical opinion, some enjoying the swift tempos and Abbado’s sensitivity to
