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Seiji Ozawa is often at his interpretive best when he records with the Saito Kinen Orchestra. But this festival ensemble normally stays together for less
Valery Gergiev and the Kirov Orchestra emphasize the dark and dramatic side of Tchaikovsky in this stunning new recording of the Pathetique. The long-held pauses
What on earth is Philips up to? Valery Gergiev’s Kirov Pathétique is one of the best modern recordings, and it comes with a considerable bonus
You can understand why this was an award-winning release in 1990, for Zoltan Kocsis is an instrumentalist who can make a piano do whatever he
An interesting aspect of Colin Davis’ 1993 Musikverein Romeo et Juliette is how he cajoles the Vienna Philharmonic (of all the world’s great orchestras, surely
Philips observes the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Claudio Arrau’s birth with a 10-disc set bursting with a well-selected overview of the great pianist’s
Valery Gergiev’s Shostakovich Fourth has a textural clarity that reveals many rarely-heard details, such as the strings’ shimmering Ravelian downward scale in the first movement’s
Jérusalem is Verdi’s 1847 Paris rewrite of I Lombardi, composed four years earlier. He made extensive revisions, dropping scenes and characters to give more coherence
Behold, out of nowhere and with no explanation, Universal/Philips has chosen to reissue the perennially favored (some would say cult favorite) Swingle Singers recordings (from
Behold, out of nowhere and with no explanation, Universal/Philips has chosen to reissue the perennially favored (some would say cult favorite) Swingle Singers recordings (from
