Nimbus
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Great artist, great woman ... by the end of this excellent selection of her recordings the special quality of her voice and artistry and of the woman herself could hardly leave the listener... —
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The original Victor recordings were persistently boxy. Nimbus have done a deal to open them up without adding much resonance, and the voice rings out freshly into the room … —
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John McCormack in Song
with Harry Macdonough, Lambert Murphy, Reinald Werrenrath, William F. Hooley
John McCormack
... remarkably good sound. Which only goes to prove that 78s can still pack a fair sonic wallop —
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Geraldine Farrar in Italian Opera
with Enrico Caruso, Antonio Scotti, Gina Viafora, Josephine Jacoby
Geraldine Farrar
All the original copies are excellent, and respond well to the Nimbus method of transfer —
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This almost forgotten tenor had a lovely lyric voice, used most ravishingly in the duet with Maria Cebotari from Madama Butterfly. —
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Beethoven - The Sonatas and Variations for Cello & Piano
Raphael Wallfisch (cello) & John York (piano)
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Both soloist and orchestra seem to pull out all the stops for Shchedrin's Parabola Concertante. At its most intense moments the cello and timpani engage in an exciting musical dialogue. —
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