
David Zinman’s Mahler cycle really hits its stride with this remarkable performance of the Third Symphony. It only has two small drawbacks worth mentioning. First,
Had this disc been released a couple of decades ago, it might have been hailed as a nice addition to the Mahler discography, but today
Hot on the heels of Daniel Barenboim’s sensational Schumann cycle
The period-instrument movement has accomplished some wonderful things, not least
Intermittently available on CD for decades, Hans Knappertsbusch’s orchestral Decca
What is it about Francesca da Rimini that makes it so difficult to perform successfully? I mean, it’s not rocket science. All you have to
Beethoven’s Triple Concerto works best when played like a svelte,
Recalling his first Decca Vienna Philharmonic recording sessions, producer John
Vanity, vanity: all is vanity! Evidently the Tonhalle Orchestra of
Will we ever get to the point where young female artists can get beyond sexploitation album covers and simply be artists? Yuja Wang (I refuse