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Young Canadian soprano Jane Archibald has an international career; the highlight so far has been a Zerbinetta in Berlin that apparently left audiences and critics
You really wanted to root for this disc: a fun coupling, real French (well, Canadian) artists, a nice mix of familiar and less familiar–it should
Apparently tenor Christoph Prégardien enjoys performing “non-standard” versions of Schubert’s Winterreise; eight years ago he recorded his rendition of Hans Zender’s “composed interpretation”, with Klangforum
Successful Purcell singing is mostly about style. Yes, you need solid, highly refined technique–and a beautiful voice doesn’t hurt either; but Purcell is not Handel.
This disc had potential. The coupling is interesting: three major concertos, all roughly contemporary, very different from each other, yet harmonious taken as a program.
Do you like cold, calculated and utterly charmless Beethoven playing? Then you’ll find a kindred spirit in Christian Leotta. Go to Op. 14 No. 1,
These 1997-99 Chopin recordings by Janina Fialkowska previously appeared on Opening Day, an obscure Canadian label. The dry, airless sonics seem to have gained a
In a catalog dominated by all-Chopin releases that focus upon complete works within a particular genre (the Sonatas, the Etudes, the Impromptus, and so forth),
Nicola Porpora (1686-1768) was a Neapolitan composer who penned more than 50 operas. He was as well known for being the voice teacher of one
The second two-disc installment of a projected Beethoven sonata cycle from Christian Leotta offers individualistic interpretations that alternately hit and miss, sometimes within the same
