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Mozart Piano Sonatas Complete – Klára Würtz Falls Short
Mozart: The Complete Piano Sonatas Klára Würtz, piano Brilliant Classics (5 CDs) The problem with Mozart’s piano…
Bach Organ Works – Schübler Chorales and Preludes
The Brilliant label has been flooding the market with Bach organ recordings—some revelatory, others merely adequate, a…
Rubbra: Sinfonia Concertante – Hickox and BBC Wales
Rubbra: The Sinfonia Concertante and Choral Works CHANDOS CHAN 9966 BBC National Orchestra of Wales/Richard Hickox Howard…
Wand Schubert Symphonies – Inevitable Rightness
Wand’s Schubert: The Art of Inevitable Rightness Günter Wand belonged to that vanishing breed of conductors who…
Vivaldi Four Seasons and Concertos by Juritz
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons and Sacred Concertos David Juritz (violin and director); London Mozart Players Naxos DVD…
Rossini: Il Signor Bruschino – Warsaw Chamber Opera
The Young Rossini’s Farsa in Spirited, if Imperfect, Polish Hands Here’s a problem that vexed me throughout…
Mengelberg Strauss – Wartime Concertgebouw Recordings
Mengelberg’s Strauss: The Autocrat at Full Throttle These recordings—Ein Heldenleben from 1941, Tod und Verklärung from the…
Smetana Bartered Bride – Historic 1933 Prague Recording
Smetana: The Bartered Bride** Otakar Oštrcil conducts the Orchestra and Chorus of the National Opera Company of…
Domingo Verdi Collection – Monument with Flaws
Domingo’s Verdi: The Monument and Its Cracks Here’s the thing about thorough editions—they expose everything. Deutsche Grammophon…