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It may seem odd to begin a review of a solo-vocal recital with praise for the orchestra, but in this case the instrumental ensemble is
Supreme pianistic and musical distinction marks Piotr Anderszewski’s triumphant December 2008 Carnegie Hall recital, not to mention the most naturally luminous sound quality I’ve ever
Were I inclined to study and report on the performance history of this opera–during Berlioz’s lifetime alone–it would take far too long and not be
For her first disc on Virgin, Christina Pluhar delivers the goods: she remains at the pinnacle of her niche of “popularization” of Baroque music. By
This was one of the first releases on the new and short-lived independent Virgin Classics label, and it remains one of the best versions of
Recorded on December 7, 2007, this commemorates Daniel Barenboim’s conducting debut at La Scala, Milan, at the helm of the opera he probably knows best,
Recorded at Barcelona’s Teatro del Liceu over three evenings in June, 2007, David McVicar’s take on Massenet’s Manon, though it looks entirely traditional at first,
It’s rare that sopranos with very slim voices carry real emotional weight, but Natalie Dessay is one that does. Here she sings pretty standard coloratura/bel
No question, folks: Mikhail Pletnev’s Scarlatti is all about the piano and piano playing. Would this virtuoso’s perfumed pedalings and stretched-to-the-max rubatos have curled Scarlatti’s
You want to love this new recording of one of Britten’s very greatest operas. Daniel Harding paces the work expertly and has the LSO (and
