
Formerly known as Philips 432 829-2, this marvelous disc contains three outstanding performances: Markevitch’s El Amour Brujo, his dazzling Nights in the Gardens of Spain
This 1971 recording of Bizet’s C major symphony under Jean Martinon has seldom been out of circulation during the past three decades. It’s an estimably
Fine-sounding middle-period Mozart symphonies from Neville Marriner and the ASMF comprise another bargain reissue from Eloquence. The earliest recording here, a 1971 “Haffner” symphony, was
This is a tough disc to evaluate. On the one hand, we have two absolutely outstanding performances: Britten’s own Simple Symphony, and Neville Marriner’s stunning
If you’re approaching these familiar Bach concertos for the first time, or want inexpensive performances that still provide decent musical rewards, then you won’t go
This latest re-release from Wilhelm Kempff’s stereo Beethoven cycle offers three name sonatas, if not the three name sonatas. Instead of the usual “Moonlight”, “Appassionata”,
Unlike many compilations of this ilk, these 15 tracks are well programmed for continuity and contrast. As for performance choices, I suspect their selection was
Zubin Mehta’s and Arthur Rubinstein’s single recorded collaboration was made very late in the pianists life (the artist’s respective contracts made earlier joint projects impossible).
The Tannhäuser Overture and Bacchanale (two separate selections in this instance) make up Georg Solti’s contribution to this collection. His interpretations are of his usual
A warm welcome back to the catalog, this time at budget price, for Reinhard Goebel’s insightful, scrupulously well-played account of Bach’s Musical Offering. This was