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Of Beethoven's earliest published set of sonatas, it's the F minor first work that seems best suited to Pollini's somewhat austere style. Here, he conveys all the music's darkness and urgency,... — More…
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Verdi: Aida (highlights)
Katia Ricciarelli (Aida), Plácido Domingo (Radames), Elena Obraztsova (Amneris)
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Claudio Abbado
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Not surprisingly, the players fully empathise with [the Ginastera's] vibrant Latin American rhythms, masterly contrasts in texture and arresting colours...The SBSQ are equally capable of producing... — More…
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Mendelssohn - Violin Concerto
Daniel Hope (violin), Daniel Hope (violin 1), Lucy Gould (violin 2), Sophie Besançon (violin 3), Christian Eisenberger (violin 4), Pascal Siffert (viola 1), Stewart Eaton (viola 2), William Conway (cello 1) & Kate Gould (cello 2), Sebastian Knauer (piano)
Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Thomas...
The performance has plenty of passion and sensitivity, the slow introduction to the Finale sounding particularly magical. — More…
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Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72
Christa Ludwig (Leonore), Jon Vickers (Florestan), Gundula Janowitz (Marzelline), Walter Berry (Pizarro), Walter Kreppel (Rocco), Waldemar Kmentt (Jaquino), Eberhard Wächter (Don Fernando)
Wiener Staatsopernchor & Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Herbert von Karajan
This live recording is fascinating, but falls below Karajan’s famed perfectionism, and both Ludwig and Vickers sound less comfortable than with Klemperer. Gundula Janowitz’s Marzelline is a... — More…
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