
Mieczyslaw Horszowski was in his late-80s when he recorded Book I of Bach’s 48 Preludes and Fugues for Vanguard. His technique is remarkably solid and
These performances have a lot to recommend them. Maurice Abravanel’s Sibelius always offers shapely, intelligent interpretations–and in some cases much more than that. This First
One of this collection’s two discs replicates Jeanne-Marie Darré’s 1965 Vanguard release containing the Chopin Preludes Op. 28, Berceuse, and F minor Fantasy. The pianist’s
Maurice Abravanel’s Mahler Symphonies have been reissued on CD several times now, and they appear here at a new low price as part of Artemis
This CD presents the original orchestral version of the Seven Last Words of Christ, a work that Haydn regarded so highly that he made or
Johannes Somary captains a ship sunk by its soloists. Carole Bogard is truly awful here, her thin soprano bleating on sustained notes and resolutely refusing
At the outset, let me say that Vanguard’s lustrous 24-bit, three dimensional remastering of these 1966 recordings vastly improves upon the toppy, brittle piano sonority
After Vladimir Golschmann left his post as Music Director of the Saint Louis Symphony, he made many international appearances as a guest conductor and taped
Antonio Janigro (1918-89) is best remembered in the United States as conductor of I Solisti di Zagreb, a virtuoso chamber orchestra that made many recordings
This was the last and largest of the odes that Henry Purcell composed in honor of the patron saint of music. It is a lofty,