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Herbert Blomstedt has taken a cue from the period instrument folks in his recent Mozart and Beethoven, and the results here are mixed. The performance
Here’s another wholly characteristic release in BR Klassik’s ongoing series,
You’ll want to take a shower after hearing these drooling,
Dvorák’s Symphony No. 8 is probably the happiest symphony ever composed, a notion supported by this engaging new recording by Mariss Jansons and the Bavarian
Brigitte Fassbaender deserves a medal for not just getting through
Well what d’ya know? The old man’s got some piss and vinegar in him still. I’ve never quite forgiven Haitink for giving an interview in
[Re-post from 2016] No one would suggest that there should be no more performances of Handel’s Messiah in churches or concert halls because the work
This release presents both a pleasure and a problem. The pleasure is the highly engaging performance by Mariss Jansons and the Bavarian Radio Symphony, which
Yawn. Stretch. Repeat. That’s about all I have to say about this utterly irrelevant release. This is a nicely played, emotionally neutral Mahler Ninth. Everything
Charisma. Some conductors have it, and some don’t. Jansons doesn’t.
