Thomas Fasano

Tom Fasano has been writing reviews of classical music recordings for the past quarter century. He's finally making them public on this blog.

Donizetti’s Queenly Triad: Beverly Sills’ Commanding Performances in Operatic Masterpieces

Composer: Gaetano Donizetti Works: Anna Bolena, Maria Stuarda, Roberto Devereux Performers: Anna Bolena – Beverly Sills (soprano),…

Handel’s Theodora: Neumann’s Captivating Interpretation with Kölner Kammerchor and Collegium Cartusianum

Composer: Georg Friedrich Handel Works: Theodora HWV 68 Performers: Johanette Zomer, soprano; Syste Buwalda, alto; Helena Rasker,…

Kaufmann’s Vocal Works: Barbary and Holroyd’s Intimate Interpretations with Orchestre Bernard Calmel

Composer: Serge Kaufmann Works: Cantabile, Le temps déchiré, Elégie, Un matin à Varsovie, Et si un jour…

Verdi’s Il Trovatore: La Scala’s Timeless Interpretation from the 1930 Recording

Composer: Giuseppe Verdi Works: Il Trovatore Performers: Bianca Scacciati (soprano), Enrico Molinari (baritone), Giuseppe Zinetti (mezzo-soprano), Francesco…

Gibbons’ Unaccompanied Works: Levy and Ensemble’s Captivating Rendition of Intricate Fantasias

Composer: Orlando Gibbons Works: Go from my Window; Fantasia a6 No. 5; Fantasia a6 No. 6; What…

Vivaldi’s Cello Concertos: Debrus Duo’s Dynamic Collaboration with Arpeggio Chamber Orchestra

Composer: Antonio Vivaldi Works: Cello Concerto in E minor, Concerto in G major RV 413, Concerto for…

Whettam’s Dramatic Works: Rummel’s Captivating Performance with Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra

Composer: Graham Whettam Works: Concerto Drammatico, Sinfonia contra timore Performers: Martin Rummel (cello), Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra,…

Broadway Through the Gramophone: A Rich Tapestry of European Operetta and American Musical Theater

Composer: Broadway Works: Through the Gramophone Vols 1 & 2 Performers: Various singers, choruses, and orchestras of…

Mozart’s Piano Sonatas: Roberte Mamou’s Exquisite Interpretation of K 284, K 309, K 311

Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Works: Piano Sonatas, Volume 2 – Sonata in D major, K 284; Sonata…

Bach’s Mass in B Minor: Gewandhausorchester Leipzig’s Majestic Interpretation

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach Works: Mass in B Minor BWV 232 Performers: Ruth Holton, soprano; Matthias Rexroth,…

Bridge’s Orchestral Music Volume 1: BBC National Orchestra of Wales’ Captivating Performance under Richard Hickox

Composer: Frank Bridge (1879-1941) Works: Orchestral Music Volume 1 Performers: BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Richard…

Tubin’s Complete Piano Music: A Journey Through Estonian Landscapes and Timeless Melodies

Composer: Eduard Tubin Works: Complete Piano Music: Six Preludes (1927/28, 1934, 1935), Sonata No. 1 (1928), Variations…