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The lush sound of the Vienna Philharmonic strings make an enticing opening to Les Preludes. Zubin Mehta is an ardent admirer of this music, but
Zubin Mehta launches Ein Heldenleben with plenty of gusto, but without the tremendous sweep and projection of Fritz Reiner’s enduringly classic Chicago version on RCA
Karl Böhm’s tempos for Beethoven’s Seventh and Eighth Symphonies are generally slow, yet his crisply sprung rhythms, tart linear balances, and masterful accentuations decisively propel
This 70 minutes of a 1987 recording of The Marriage of Figaro offers both of the Countess’ arias, the Count’s, two of Figaro’s, both of
Karl Böhm’s epic tread through the Fourth Symphony’s sunny fields may be the high point of the Austrian maestro’s early 1970s Beethoven cycle, originally issued
Deutsche Grammophon has at long last begun to reissue Rafael Kubelik’s 1970’s Beethoven cycle. While all three of Herbert von Karajan’s increasingly processed and denatured
Under Karl Böhm’s exacting leadership, Beethoven’s first two symphonies breathe classicism and sobriety in every bar. While the C major Symphony’s tempos tend toward the
Superstar Lorin Maazel is considered one of today’s most gifted conductors. His brilliant technique and sensitive ear have few rivals in the profession and allow
We have learned to expect the unexpected from any Nikolaus Harnoncourt recording, and this new Bruckner Seventh is no exception. His tempos for all four
How does one put together a frothy Viennese orchestral program without drawing upon composers named Strauss? Ask John Eliot Gardiner, who gathers the likes of
