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Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 34, 39, 40 & Eine kleine Nachtmusik
Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano)
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta
The finale [of Symphony No. 34] is impressive in its crispness of articulation with the tarantella triplets sharply enunciated — More…
2 CDs
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20th-Century Portraits: Falla, Bartók & Stravinsky
Grace Bumbry (mezzo-soprano)
Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Berliner Philharmoniker, Lorin Maazel
Maazel secures astonishing orchestral brilliance and panache, but with a dislikeable, hard-edged relentlessness. Bartok's rarely heard Two Pictures emerge best. — More…
2 CDs
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Elgar: Cockaigne, Cello Concerto, Wand of Youth Suites & Elegy
Anthony Pini (cello)
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Eduard van Beinum
Spiky, rebarbative performances, idiomatically conducted by Van Beinum. Pini's Cello Concerto combines sappy tone with nerveless intonation, in a toughly argued interpretation. — More…
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Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 13 & 20 & Six German Dances, KV 509
Julius Katchen (piano)
New Symphony Orchestra of London, London Symphony Orchestra, Peter Maag
Nobody really plays Mozart like this today. Recorded in the 1950s, the Concertos are full-toned and dramatic; K415 emerges larger and more serious than usual. — More…
CD
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Strauss, R: Der Rosenkavalier (highlights)
Régine Crespin (Marschallin), Elisabeth Söderström (Octavian), Heinz Holecek (Faninal), Hilde Gueden (Sophie)
Wiener Philharmoniker, Silvio Varviso
impassioned and youthful sounding [Söderström] … sensuous charm exerted by singers … superlative recording … I was nearly consumed by the burning flames of eroticism that Silvio Varviso kindles... — More…
CD
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Mendelssohn: Motets & Psalms
Gillian Weir (organ) with Felicity Palmer (soprano), Gillian Weir (organ)
Heinrich Schütz Choir and Chorale, Choir of King’s College, Cambridge, Roger Norrington, Stephen Cleobury
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6 CDs
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Sir Colin Davis: Beethoven Odyssey
BBC Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis
12 CDs
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The complete VPO Meistersinger with Paul Schöffler as Hans Sachs, recorded in September 1950 and September 1951, finds Knappertsbusch at his most affable and emotionally generous, though the... — More…
19 CDs
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20 CDs
$100.25
