

The reasons for Holst’s relative neglect, beyond The Planets and […]

Richard Hickox turns in the worst performance of Vaughan Williams’

At his best, Adrian Boult achieved an inevitability and naturalness

The fourth “B” of course is Bruckner, and Jochum’s authority

Walter Damrosch (b. 1862) had a special authority in Brahms.

The prospect looks enticing: Boulez in his element, featuring all

Taken from live concert performances (and perhaps rehearsals) in London in January, 2010, this sonically impressive, note-complete Elektra is an odd duck. Conductor Valery Gergiev

There’s a curious rule that the best performances of the

There’s a curious rule in the music world that conductors

Natalie Dessay remains a phenomenon. She is without a doubt one of today’s great acting singers. She is invariably filled with good ideas that her
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