
The recent death of Zoltán Kocsis represents a major loss […]
No, the world is not exactly screaming for another recording of Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto, even one as attractive and energetic as this; but happily Vadim
Up front, I’ll confess that my favorite Fauré Requiem recording is by John Rutter’s Cambridge Singers (Collegium) in Rutter’s own edition of the 1893 version
[This is a re-post in tribute to and remembrance of Seiji Ozawa, September 1, 1935-February 6, 2024.] There are fascinating differences between the 1969 recording
Recorded live at the Semper-Oper in Dresden on February 17, 1985, this Winterreise with the late tenor Peter Schreier and pianist Sviatoslav Richter first appeared
Jessye Norman’s justly celebrated recording of Richard Strauss’ Four Last
This was an easy call. There’s really only one other
Certainly one of the more intelligent releases in the “Philips
This utterly pointless, unspeakably vile recording of Respighi’s Roman Trilogy
To those who’ve despaired of piecing together Zoltán Kocsis’ unprecedented