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Of all Riccardo Muti’s Philadelphia recordings for Philips, this was one of the very best. Indeed, there are three recordings of the Third Symphony worth
Colin Davis’ Haydn “London” Symphonies always have been admired, often praised to the skies, but I have to buck the consensus in this case: it’s
Unlike Colin Davis’ Concertgebouw “London” Symphonies, also on Philips Duo, Frans Brüggen’s Haydn performances were recorded live. Disc 1 opens with a splendidly severe account
Focusing on the score rather than the show, Alfred Brendel communicates and organizes the Liszt Sonata’s structural threads and contrapuntal interest with forthright intensity, concentration,
Alfred Brendel’s Bach recital for Philips is not one of the pianist’s more memorable efforts, notwithstanding some fine moments. In the Chromatic Fantasy & Fugue
You might imagine how well the textural transparency and carefully gauged inner voices in the first movement of Beethoven’s Op. 101 sonata would sound via
Certainly one of the most impressive SACD multichannel productions coming from Philips thus far, this recording of an excellent concert really does capture the sense
Arthur Grumiaux was Philips’ “house violinist” for more than 30 years. Fortunately, he also was a great artist whose luminous tone, elegant style, and musical
Aus Italien is such a beautiful and enjoyable work that it’s really amazing that it hasn’t been performed more often. On balance, this is its
Peter Schreier brought a lifetime’s experience as a singer to the conductor’s rostrum in his accounts of Mozart’s Requiem, Coronation Mass, and motet Ave verum
