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This strangest of all of Beethoven’s strange works is a disputed masterpiece. Not by me, mind you: I find the fact that it keeps you
This is simply one of the great Christmas Oratorio recordings,
This groundbreaking performance seems as if it is happening in
The world is not exactly bereft of excellent Die schöne Müllerin recordings. Yet there’s always room for one as masterful and communicative as Werner Güra’s
Physically, this is almost a Non-Giovanni. The sets (by Vincent Lemaire) are minimalist in the extreme and consist of an upright, white-washed, sloping semi-circle in
From the first song, “Die Verschweigung”, tenor Werner Güra assures us that we’re in for a lively, engaging recital with a gorgeous, technically and expressively
The advent of period instrument ensembles, though certainly speeding up the tempos a bit, has done nothing to change the three basic interpretive approaches to
This is the kind of disc that makes for an easy review: a first-rate recital featuring beautiful, sensitive, expressive singing guided by intelligent interpretive decisions
Brahms’ Liebeslieder-Walzer are true singers’ pieces–and as such they’ve proven perennially attractive both to the most ardent amateurs and polished professionals. Among the latter, my
Let’s put aside the by now done-to-death commentary-disguised-as-analysis that focuses on this oratorio’s supposedly weak overall musical structure and uncohesive libretto. And let’s forget all
