
Here, in pretty awful sound, is the world staged premiere of Howard Hanson’s Merry Mount, performed at the Metropolitan Opera House on February 10, l934
Baroque opera at the Met until a few years ago was rather a thorny happening, as is testified to by these nonetheless interesting CDs dating
Well, you win some, you lose some, and if you had been present at this performance of Forza by the Metropolitan Opera at the Boston
For what seems like centuries I have been told that unless I heard Lily Pons as Marie in La Fille du Régiment, I couldn’t appreciate
Kees Bakels’ Vaughan Williams cycle is much better than many British critics like to admit. It’s strange, but you would think that it would be
Veni, Veni, Emmanuel is the famous percussion concerto, composed for Evelyn Glennie, that made MacMillan’s international reputation. It’s a terrific piece, deserving every bit of
What a fun disc! Ferde Grofé is best known as the arranger of the full orchestra version of Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue, as well as
Operetta fans should race to buy this one-of-a-kind performance of this fluffy masterwork of Johann Strauss, Jr.’s, recorded just before World War II in Berlin.
There is no better composer alive today than Finland’s Einojuhani Rautavaara, and this disc contains three exceptional works that together showcase the breadth and range
With this impressive and majestic performance conductor Georg Tintner approaches Celibidache territory, taking a full 73 minutes to explore Bruckner’s serene Austrian musical landscapes. However,