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Verdi: Un ballo in maschera
RecommendedGiuseppe di Stefano (Riccardo), Tito Gobbi (Renato), Maria Callas (Amelia), Fedora Barbieri (Ulrica), Eugenia Ratti (Oscar), Silvio Maionica (Samuele), Nicola Zaccaria (Tom), Ezio Giordano (Silvano)
Orhcestra and Chorus of the Teatro alla Scala, Antonino Votto
Gobbi's chocolate-smooth tones almost steal the show, but Callas gives a touching Amelia, and di Stefano is dashing and irresponsible. There is a strong cast and theatrical conducting from... — More…
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Building a Library, October 2013, Recommendation available on single CD
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a captivating Haydn triptych from the Northern Chamber Orchestra under Nicholas Ward — More…
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this is at or near the pinnacle of baroque lute music, nearly every sonata generous with its lyrical breadth, emotional engagement, and dance elements, and there could hardly be a better performer... — More…
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Glen Wilson squares up to the Fantasias...If his playing isn't always free, it's eagle-eyed in its attention to detail: ornaments crackle with exactitude and the counterpoint is lucidly deconstructed... — More…
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Puccini: Madama Butterfly
Victoria de los Angeles, Giuseppe Di Stefano, Anna Maria Canali, Tito Gobbi, Renato Ercolani & Maria Huder
Rome Opera House Chorus and Orchestra, Gianandrea Gavazzeni
De los Angeles's first recording of Butterfly shows her in fabulous form, and Di Stefano is a marvellous Pinkerton. It's not quite as agonising as it should be, though. — More…
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Building a Library, March 2016, Also Recommended
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Einar Englund was the finest Finnish symphonist between Sibelius and Kokkonen, and the Blackbird Symphony is one of his best. You can hear why he so named it from the woodwind writing, particularly... — More…
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Sibelius: Kuolema & King Kristian II
Orchestral Works, Vol. 1
Pia Pajala (soprano) & Waltteri Torikka (baritone)
Turku Philharmonic Orchestra, Leif Segerstam
Segerstam directs with his customary big heart and acute sensitivity for texture and mood. — More…
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Johann Baptist Vaňhal: Symphonies, Vol. 5
Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice, Michael Halász
Throughout, the playing of the Czech Chamber PO under Michael Halász is polished but might perhaps have benefited from a touch greater fire. No matter, there’s plenty here that is thoroughly... — More…
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