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If an album of German opera choruses sounds like a stodgy affair to you, think again. The Leipzig Radio Chorus’ stirringly performed collection of choral
What better excuse to learn Beethoven’s C minor concerto than the promise of a lead role in a grand epic feature, where the female cabaret-pianist
Accompanied by the superb Staatskapelle Dresden, Finnish soprano Karita Mattila here presents eight German Romantic arias, two of which–both concert arias–are in Italian. The CD
This, Karl Böhm’s only studio recording of one of the jewels in his conductorial crown, indeed is a gem of a performance. His tempos are
Eugen Jochum conducts Bruckner’s Symphony No. 2 with an ear for its classical underpinnings. The music flows freely, with seamlessly dovetailed transitions between sections. The
Mendelssohn’s “Scotch” Symphony highlights an uneven compilation with Rudolf Kempe leading the Dresden Staatskapelle. Note the genial, flexible opening movement, plus the gorgeous strings and
This isn’t a completely successful Bruckner Fifth, but it is an interesting one. The biggest problems occur in the first movement, where Sinopoli executes what
For EMI-Electrola Ulf Hoelscher taped the Brahms concerto with Tennstedt, and in 1985 under Hans Vonk he recorded this accomplished Beethoven with the Dresden Staatskapelle.
This is a budget-priced repackaging of Deutsche Grammophon’s deleted 1988 Böhm/Strauss collection, with slightly better sound this time around. The program notes go into deep
This is one of the best examples of mood programming I’ve ever seen. The gentle, exotic strains of Debussy’s Prelude to the Afternoon of a
