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For speed, dead-on accuracy, heated intensity, and blemish-free tone control in all registers, Jascha Heifetz’s 1955 Beethoven Concerto with Charles Munch refuses to yield the
Claus Peter Flor is a good conductor of the German standard repertoire, Mendelssohn in particular, and he presents a charming, musical, and lively account of
Gunter Wand’s NDR Beethoven cycle is one of the great ones, and these performances, while not quite the best in the set, will disappoint no
This survey of Strauss cello works includes one of the finest Don Quixotes since Pierre Fournier’s matchlessly aristocratic Berlin and Cleveland accounts. Steven Isserlis first
RCA’s new Classic Library series hits a high mark with this excellent Debussy/Munch collection. Charles Munch’s Debussy performances always have been treasured for their color,
This Ring, released in 1983, was the first to be digitally recorded. I recall that each CD contained only two or three tracks–certain technical aspects
Michael Tilson Thomas’ Symphonie fantastique remains the finest version to appear in recent memory, and its reissue at mid-price should induce any who hesitated the
Time remains kind to Yo-Yo Ma and Emanuel Ax’s 1984 Brahms cello sonatas, from RCA’s warm, intimate sonics to each player’s impeccable technique and sensitive
Danielle Gatti’s career on disc came and went so fast that if you blinked you might have missed it. He made exactly one memorably excellent
Brecht and Weill’s pivotal collaboration The Threepenny Opera retains its scathing bite and social relevance more than 70 years after its landmark Berlin premiere. The
