
Many collectors will welcome the chance to obtain István Kertész’s Dvorák symphony recordings at bargain price, though Eloquence’s set faces strong competition from the Colin
This set is a really good deal, even if Sony’s premature discontinuation of the Bernstein Century series (since revived, but only in France) prevented assembly
Supposedly Colin Davis’ advocacy lends a certain legitimacy to the so-called Elgar Third Symphony, a work of dubious parentage if ever there were one. The
The Berg works collected here certainly are essential but the selected performances are not, nor do they even represent the best in the vast Universal
Peter Maag conducts a delightfully fresh “Scottish” Symphony, keeping tempos moderately brisk, textures lean, and phrasing intuitive–that is, everything flows easily and logically. The first
This disc containing performances dating from Claudio Abbado’s early, “interesting” period explores the nether-reaches of reissue absurdity. Let us assume, for the sake of argument,
After Salvatore Licitra’s last-minute stand-in for an ailing Pavarotti at the Met’s gala Tosca and his much praised performance on Sony’s live-from-La Scala Trovatore, there
Taken from live performances in London in December, 2000 (but with nary a sound from the audience), you might think that since Colin Davis previously
Twenty years have elapsed since Claudio Abbado’s first Mahler Third appeared, a recording lauded (largely by the British press) chiefly for the (not very compelling)
Oistrakh fans no doubt will own this legendary recording of the Hindemith Violin Concerto, which is making its third appearance on CD, this time paired