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Otto Klemperer’s Mahler Ninth enjoys something of a cult following, particularly in France, where its grim lack of sentimentality and unflinching willingness to expose the
This very famous 1956 recording is considered by many to be a classic, but I have always found it to be Karajan at his most
This CD truly deserves its legendary status. It was recorded way back in 1965 at the start of what has turned out to be one
There’s much more than promise or mere potential to John Browning’s 1958 debut recordings for Capitol, now splendidly remastered for EMI’s Full Dimensional Sound series.
The violin gods bestowed numerous gifts upon Michael Rabin during his brief life: an intense, penetrating sonority, a flawless bow arm, and pinpoint intonation. All
These 1979 recordings first appeared as high-end analog LPs, and sound no different remastered as a budget CD. Tempos are brisk yet never to the
Otto Klemperer’s Brahms cycle is one of the two or three best ever recorded, and there isn’t a dud in the lot, though this performance
It’s amazing to return to Klemperer’s Brahms some 40 years on and recall that, in his day, his performances were sometimes considered slow. After the
Martha Argerich has few peers in this repertoire today, and in terms of sheer spontaneity in performance she’s simply in a class of her own.
This disc represents the high point of what is, on the whole, as fine a Brahms symphony cycle as has ever been recorded. There are
