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These mono recordings date from 1955 through 1957 and count among Jean-Pierre Rampal’s earliest. Already, his predilection for 18th century classicism is evident, a cause
Here’s a case where the music so completely and satisfyingly transcends the texts, that we can thoroughly enjoy the proceedings without really having to know
Charles Mackerras recorded all of this music in London for EMI’s “Eminence” series, but those discs may be very difficult to find, and in any
These are the same performances originally issued as Denon digitals, though the sonic differences between that edition and these analog tapes are negligible. Perhaps the
Karel Ancerl recorded Brahms’ first two symphonies (and various other orchestral works) for Supraphon, and both performances are excellent. This version of the First offers
Listeners who respond to the forward propulsion and gritty profile musicians such as Arturo Toscanini, George Szell, Otto Klemperer, Leon Fleisher, Rudolf Serkin, Paul Tortelier,
It’s hard to tell what’s going on here. Although it’s called a “mass”, and the movements are indeed named after the sections of the Roman
Overtly sober, dutiful, and joyless Bach playing seems to be on the upswing, judging from recent harpsichord Well-Tempered Claviers by Gary Cooper (ASV), Ottavio Dantone
Clear but over-reverberant, boxy recorded sound (that remastering hasn’t improved a bit) does nothing to diminish the musical virtues of these stellar performances. In fact,
Among this new release’s many virtues, it’s one of the finest recordings ever to come from Supraphon, balancing the soloist perfectly and rendering the characteristically
