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This Mendelssohn disc is arguably of lesser historic importance than others in the Mercury catalog. Peter Maag’s contemporaneous recordings of the Third and Fourth Symphonies
A great conductor can take a warhorse, or “light music”, and reinvigorate our sense of just how great it really is. Prior to his Berlin
There’s a good bit to enjoy in this loving but (very) occasionally sluggish Enigma Variations. Colin Davis pays a great deal of attention to dynamics,
This new entry into the Fidelio sweepstakes is played and sung just about perfectly. If the overture lacks the punch we prefer, it certainly does
The first sounds heard in Sofia Gubaidulina’s Canticle of the Sun, an ascending series of strained solo cello portamentos, gives the impression that we’re in
For all its popularity, Sibelius’ Second Symphony probably has more bad performances to its credit than any other work in the series. Now don’t worry,
Anna Bolena premiered in 1830 and was Donizetti’s first great success–and it remains one of his finest works. Aside from his usual endless fount of
This was recorded at Beverly Sills’ peak, in 1970. (She had only sung Elizabeth in Roberto Devereux a handful of times and it had yet
Time flies in the supposedly timeless world of classical music. It’s easy to forget superb performances of even the greatest masterpieces when confronted with dozens,
Margherita Grandi (né Margaret Gard) was an Australian spinto soprano who certainly lived up to her adopted name, with a big, powerful voice and temperament
