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Vadim Repin and Riccardo Muti take a surprisingly relaxed approach to Beethoven’s Violin Concerto–probably not one that you’d expect from a Russian violinist and an
This is without question the best recording that Hélène Grimaud has made for DG. The opening “Emperor” gushes forth like a sparkling fountain, at a
Franz Welser-Möst’s new Beethoven Ninth, his first recording for Deutsche Grammophon, oddly sounds as if it had been made 20 years ago, so unaware is
Gustavo Dudamel’s Mahler Fifth is much more successful than his previous Beethoven release with the same orchestra. I do think it’s time, however, that critics
Let’s not kid ourselves: Boulez’s music is not easy, isn’t meant to be, and never will be popular. It’s useful to keep this in mind
Rolando Villazón and Anna Netrebko, opera’s “golden couple” (or is it “dream team?”), have just released their first CD of duets. Oddly, in the DVDs
This wonderful performance, taken from the stage of the Met in 1992 (and probably with a fix-up session or two), is a grand remembrance of
The 19-year-old Mozart wrote Il re pastore for the visit of an archduke; its plot, based on hypothetical moments from the life of Alexander the
Rosalyn Tureck has made a name for herself as “The High Priestess of Bach”, which is understandable to the extent that listening to her new
Bruckner’s Symphony No. 2 was among the better efforts in Karajan’s complete cycle. On this work he lavished the rich, cultivated sound of his Berlin
