
Unless something strange happens, I’d be willing to bet that relative newcomer Rolando Villazon will have a phenomenal career. The somewhat dark-hued-but-lyric voice has an
Arabella Steinbacher is yet another obviously talented young violinist, but this enterprising release really throws down the gauntlet to the competition, showing how to be
There are zillions of collections of music inspired by Shakespeare, but this one is more interesting than most in its selection of repertoire. None of
Even given today’s engorged, excessively duplicated CD catalogue, it’s surprising to encounter new recordings of Hans Rott’s Symphony No. 1. The work’s rediscovery caused a
Bass Samuel Ramey is past his prime. The voice still impresses with its beauty and breadth, but here, in a one-man show recorded over a
Kurt Weill’s 1924 Concerto for Violin and Wind Orchestra was his last concert work before his success with The Protagonist turned him irrevocably toward the
La Sonnambula is Bellini’s sweetest and most endearing opera, and that is precisely why it is so hard to put across. Amina is the soul