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Richard Hickox already has recorded Carmina Burana with the LSO forces (last available on Regis). That was a version of no special distinction, and neither
This is Colin Davis’ third recording of these symphonies, and by far the least impressive. Even his otherwise not wonderful LSO coupling of these same
This is one of the gems of the Vaughan Williams discography. Job was a Boult specialty: he recorded it three times, and this last version
You want to love this new recording of one of Britten’s very greatest operas. Daniel Harding paces the work expertly and has the LSO (and
This performance starts with a bang, but ends with a whimper. The Mahler Third is admittedly a schizophrenic work, starting with perhaps his most colorful
Given Evgeny Kissin’s formidable stature in the piano world, high expectations are in order for his Beethoven concerto cycle with Colin Davis and the London
This is the last of Adrian Boult’s umpteen recordings of The Planets, and while it isn’t the most disciplined (“Mars” in particular is not always
Adrian Boult brought tremendous authority to any recording he made of 20th century British works, having known the composers and often having conducted the premiere
Valery Gergiev has nothing particularly interesting to say about this symphony. The first movement begins without the necessary rhythmic crispness and doesn’t really catch fire
One viable definition of the word “joy” might be hearing Teresa Berganza sing. The voice itself was stunningly beautiful, the phrasing and approach fully idiomatic
