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Reference Recording: Söderström and Mackerras Own Jenufa

David Hurwitz

This was a relatively late entry in the Charles Mackerras […]

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Janácek’s Quirky, Cool and Riveting Makropulos Case

David Hurwitz

The history of Janácek’s operas should be divided into two

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Under the Radar: Végh’s Decca Mozart Symphonies

David Hurwitz

It’s impossible to exaggerate what a great musician Sándor Végh

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Lisitsa’s Impressive, But Uneven Rachmaninov

Victor Carr Jr

Ukranian-born pianist Valentina Lisitsa became a YouTube sensation a few years ago by uploading her entire self-produced album of Chopin Études onto the site. It

Reference Recording: Böhm’s Classic Bruckner 4th Revisited

David Hurwitz

Comparisons often bring revelations, and rehearing this classic account of

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Reference Recording: Chailly’s Glowing Bruckner 7th

Victor Carr Jr

This 1985 Seventh, the first release in Riccardo Chailly’s 15

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Not Your Parents’ Norma, But Norma Nevertheless

Robert Levine

This recording and its stylistic and musical choices are a result of Cecilia Bartoli’s research into the scores and performance practices of the early 1830s.

Mis-Directed Ariadne from Baden-Baden

Robert Levine

The 2012 Baden-Baden Festival’s big feature was Ariadne auf Naxos, with two superb Straussians in pivotal roles: Christian Thielemann at the helm, and Renée Fleming

“Foreign” Janácek Done Right

David Hurwitz

Having just suffered through Marek Janowski’s ghastly Janácek Glagolitic Mass

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Gifted Pianist, Inauspicious Debut

Jed Distler

At 19, Daniil Trifonov attracted attention in 2010 when he won third prize at the International Warsaw Chopin Competition. His victory led to the present