Your guide to classical music online
Your guide to classical music online
This show put average teenagers on the map. It also satirized the saga of Elvis going into the army and tackled racism toward Hispanic Americans.
Throughout his career Vladimir Horowitz had an on-again-off-again affair with Beethoven’s music. Although he played all 32 sonatas privately, the pianist chose his public Beethoven
Rudolf Serkin’s classic 1962 recordings of Beethoven’s so-called “name” sonatas boast marginally fuller transfers here than in previous editions, but not to the point where
Bruckner’s original version of the Fourth symphony is a touch lighter and wilder than the revised work, especially in the first movement. It’s also more
Back from the wilderness of Sony’s Essential Classics series, and remastered in nice, clear stereo along with Bernstein’s set of Paris Symphonies for this same
Show Boat was such a groundbreaking show that it is sometimes difficult to realize that its premiere was in 1927. Dealing with racism, alcoholism, broken
If you’re looking for Brecht and Weill’s Threepenny Opera in English, this 1976 Joseph Papp revival is well worth considering via Arkivmusic.com’s valuable “on demand”
The SACD and CD versions of this acclaimed recording of Bach’s Goldberg Variations were released almost simultaneously late last year, as Sony, the co-developer of
Releases like this show why Arkivmusic.com’s “on demand” program is so important to collectors. These aren’t Strauss’ greatest works, but they are comparative rarities on
Some listeners might find the gimmick of “original jackets” sort of foolish, particularly when a) you cannot read the copy on the back if you
