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This undoubtedly was a very exciting, satisfying live performance for those in attendance at Barbican Hall last fall (2007). Certainly there is much supporting evidence
This is the third time Colin Davis has recorded L’enfance du Christ. The first, from 1960, was relaxed and had a very dramatic Narrator in
This is the final single-disc installment of Bernard Haitink’s LSO Beethoven cycle, and like the others in the series, it reflects the influence of the
There’s a good bit to enjoy in this loving but (very) occasionally sluggish Enigma Variations. Colin Davis pays a great deal of attention to dynamics,
This new entry into the Fidelio sweepstakes is played and sung just about perfectly. If the overture lacks the punch we prefer, it certainly does
For all its popularity, Sibelius’ Second Symphony probably has more bad performances to its credit than any other work in the series. Now don’t worry,
This is Bernard Haitink’s fourth recording of Beethoven’s Ninth, in itself a telling commentary on the lunacy of today’s music world, even in supposedly “tough”
Everyone who loves Elgar acclaims The Dream of Gerontius as a masterpiece. I don’t. Cardinal Newman’s words are beyond atrocious as poetry, and I find
This release shows that you can teach an old dog new tricks. Like Abbado in his Berlin cycle for DG, Haitink seems to have taken
Major artists like Colin Davis are probably too busy to bother much with recordings by other artists, let alone make listening comparisons in real time,
