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This release duplicates a short-lived Philips set, and it’s very nice to see it back at budget price. The performances are uneven, though never less
Do not confuse this version of the First Symphony with Jean Martinon’s LSO recording for Decca, which has popped up on CD now and again.
Istvan Kertesz recorded a lively, more or less complete Háry János in 1969 with Peter Ustinov, last available as a Decca twofer, after having made
Having endured the abyss of interpretive mediocrity and poor orchestral execution better known as the “classic Anthony Collins 1950s LSO Sibelius cycle”, it’s a huge
This is one of those delightful discs that will fill a useful gap in many collections. It’s actually rather amazing that a composer of such
Originally issued during the mid-1970s, Antal Dorati’s complete traversal of the 104 symphonies of Joseph Haydn was a world first. There have been other complete
Move over Felix and Oscar: here’s the real “Odd Couple”. The six Beethoven sonatas Arthur Grumiaux and Claudio Arrau recorded together stand as prime examples
Dance fanciers will be pleased to see these two gems freed from Decca’s big box of ballet recordings. John Lanchbery’s arrangement of La Fille mal
The honeymoon was still in full swing between Georg Solti and the Chicago Symphony when they recorded Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique in 1972, three years after
Richard Bonynge took a lot of criticism for his lack of experience as a conductor, but he had one sterling quality: he only conducted unusual
