Gluck’s Alceste

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

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VW 5 and 9

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

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MacMillan

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

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Strauss, Jr.

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.

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Cantus Arcticus

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

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Bruckner 4

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,

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