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Beautiful, perfunctory Parsifal

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This Parsifal is beautiful, well-sung, exquisitely recorded, and overall, superficial. I never thought I’d complain much about this opera being performed too quickly, but Marek

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Stravinsky: Oedipus Rex; Les Noces/Gergiev SACD

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Neither of these works lacks for fine recordings, but Valery Gergiev’s Les Noces is right up there with the best. It has the one quality

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Mahler: Symphony No. 8/Gergiev SACD

Victor Carr Jr

Mahler’s so-called “Symphony of a Thousand” certainly sounds it in this new live recording by Valery Gergiev and his assembled forces. This results not so

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Big Boxes: Warner’s Stravinsky Edition

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Gallo Trio Sonatas: The Source for Stravinsky’s Pulcinella

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Big Boxes: Finally, Stravinsky’s Complete Columbia & RCA Recordings, The Right Way

Jed Distler June 1, 2025

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He’d received many honors before, but it wasn’t until last week that John Rutter, best known for his choral compositions and arrangements, especially works related