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Among the notable works by Czech composers interred by the Nazis at Terezín, Pavel Haas’ tragi-comic opera Šarlatán (literally, Charlatan) stands out in many respects.
Nicole Cabell, the winner of the 2005 Cardiff Singer of the World Competition, is a full-voiced lyric soprano with ease of production, a free top,
Take a major label’s best-looking pianist, research his back catalog, identify all of the repertoire linked with film soundtracks, then slap on a cover photo
Bernard Haitink’s 1980 Manfred was the prize of his Concertgebouw/Tchaikovsky symphony cycle. Riccardo Chailly’s 1987 effort with the same orchestra, while very good, doesn’t quite
This is the first recording of Mahler’s rescoring of Schumann’s Second and Fourth Symphonies that shows what an improvement these versions really are over the
There are not many recordings of Stravinsky’s early Symphony No. 1, an attractive Russian Nationalist work written to please his teacher, Rimsky-Korsakov. This performance certainly
Does anyone remember this 1984 recording? It’s not bad: the Cleveland Orchestra naturally plays very well. Chailly knows how to pace the work, turning in
Charles Dutoit’s Montreal legacy on Decca is not holding up terribly well. Since that initial recording of Daphnis et Chloé caught the attention of the
On its original 1987 release this CD bore a sticker that shouted “Sonic Boom”, and anyone listening would conclude that this referred to the bass
While not challenging the classic Tchaikovsky Fifth’s by Mravinsky, Szell, Muti, Jansons, or the more recent Gatti, Riccardo Chailly’s 1983 Decca version offers a first-rate
