
Herbert von Karajan’s way with the Beethoven Ninth is such a known quantity by virtue of his many recordings that it’s tempting to look at
Although it seems to have flown largely under the radar as far as important Reiner recordings go, this is an excellent Mahler Fourth, stunningly recorded
From 1953-1968 the Swiss lyric soprano Lisa Della Casa was a Met mainstay whose radiant voice and presence graced the Strauss and Mozart operas that
At last, Reiner’s Mahler 4th finally appears in RCA’s Living Stereo series, and just in time too, if rumors of the company’s classical corporate meltdown
The positives of this set are: the remarkable playing of the Vienna Philharmonic under Furtwangler’s steady, tight, action-packed, and when necessary tender hand; the sensitive,
This justly famous 1955 recording has not lost its power to impress. Erich Kleiber’s leadership is golden–witty and warm, with plenty of breathing space for