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This recording, live from the Vienna State Opera in 1955, was taped just weeks before virtually the same cast (there’s only one major difference) entered
This mostly fine performance of Lohengrin from Munich in 1963 is, I believe, making its first appearance on CD with this Orfeo release. The mono
This muddy-sounding air check from September 19, 1958 is being touted as a rare opportunity to hear the fine Dutch soprano Gré Brouwenstijn as Fidelio,
A conductor has two jobs: first, to arrive at a conception of the work, and second, to get the players under his direction to realize
Recorded by German radio in 1943 in booming sound, this German-language, Prague-edition Don Giovanni is yet another reason to have not been near Germany during
Aside from a refusal on the part of conductor Wolfgang Sawallisch to use rubato, and apart from his genuinely ferocious way with the score, this
In the booklet accompanying this release, Scott D. Paulin rightly explains Leonie Rysanek’s total commitment to and involvement in the role of Salome. He accurately
How odd! Sung in German, this performance will be an absolute necessity for fans of Leonie Rysanek, who is mostly known for her Strauss and
Weber’s Der Freischütz has not wanted for good recordings. Carlos Kleiber’s 1973 set (DG) with Gundula Janowitz as Agathe has all the necessary atmosphere and
The chief concern here for collectors is how EMI’s latest remasterings of its Furwängler Beethoven cycle compare to previous ones. Symphonies One, Three, Four, Five,
