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The Third, more than any other Mahler Symphony, requires an orchestra willing to make an authentic Mahler sound. No conductor can teach an unwilling band
In the mid-1950s collectors seeking a clean, unmannered, and musicianly Chopin B minor sonata would have gained satisfaction from Nikita Magaloff’s 1954 Decca recording. In
Of the 10 selections on this disc of Verdi “discoveries”, four are bona fide world premieres, though in one of those, the Variations for Oboe
Why, one wonders, did any label find it necessary or desirable to release yet another recording of no special distinction containg these two warhorse concertos?
Whether or not Renée Fleming will ever be a great Handelian as are, say, Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, Janet Baker, and Julianne Baird, remains to be
There’s no doubt that Juan Diego Florez is the Rossini tenor of our time; his fluency with coloratura, rhythmic accuracy, long breath, lovely tone, and
Mikis Theodorakis’ Zorbas Ballet will be recognizable to those familiar with his film score for Zorba the Greek, probably his most famous work outside of
An early entry in Bernard Haitink’s Shostakovich cycle, this winning performance of the Fifteenth Symphony promised much for what was eventually to become a series
If Rameau was aware of the larger-scaled possibilities inherent in his often-colorful keyboard works, the fact is that he rarely explored them. His only unified
Since it’s almost unnecessary to discuss the achievements of anyone involved with this undertaking except for Andrea Bocelli, I will dispatch the rest of the
