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This 1927 set was the second complete (well, with the traditional cuts) Rigoletto ever recorded and it’s definitely worth hearing, particularly in this techincally very
Between 1927 and 1930, the Columbia label embarked on an ambitious Wagner series, recorded under studio conditions in the Bayreuther Festspielhaus. The 1928 Tristan is
The first thing you notice about this live 1942 performance is the unusually vivid sound, which likely derives from an early, experimental tape source. While
Carl Schuricht’s 78s from the 1930s and ’40s are at last getting their long-playing due. His Berlin “Eroica” sounds a shade more impactive and fuller
These recordings, made in 1947 and 1948, have been available before but never as a compilation and never in such decent sound. What we have
Don’t write off this live 1948 Lohengrin (sung in Hungarian) as a mere curiosity. Yes, the sound is just so-so, and the singers are solid
Carl Schuricht’s mono Beethoven cycle for EMI in the late 1950s was preceded by a near-complete traversal with various orchestras during the 78 era. Despite
While the Philips and Lys releases of Mengelberg’s live 1940 Beethoven cycle incorporate the conductor’s studio “Eroica” from the same year, Grammofono includes a live
