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This disc is really a mixed bag. Symphony No.9 sounds terrific, as lively and pointed a performance as one could ask for. The first movement
Peter Maag was a wonderful Mozart conductor, and his sympathetic way with the music is much in evidence in these live broadcasts of works dating
Recorded live in 1967, this begins poorly with a pokey, old-fashioned reading of the overture, but it quickly picks up steam as the trio of
Aside from the lovely, fragile, beautifully sung Violetta of Mirella Freni, her coloratura in place, “Amami Alfredo” grandly expressive, and final act wonderfully nuanced, this
16th-century Italy was a battleground involving not only Italian provinces and city-states but the French, the Spanish, the Swiss, the Pope’s army, etc. (For a
This disc, featuring two live performances from 1967 and 1982, does no credit to Peter Maag’s artistic reputation. The first-movement allegro of the symphony sounds
As was the case with his sensational coupling of Shostakovich’s Fifth and Sixth symphonies, Oleg Caetani has a real feel for this music. He builds
Whatever stylistic and temperamental differences distinguish the six composers featured in Edoardo Catemario’s recital of 20th century guitar music, the compositions are all easily accessible
There is great personality and humanity in these performances. They recall those of Jochum perhaps most of all, though with a touch more vigor in
Wen-Sinn Yang is hardly a household name, or even one high on classical radio play lists, but he turns in a first-rate performance of Dvorák’s
