Since Carmina Burana is such a mainstay of the repertoire, it is difficult to think of any ensemble that has not performed it or of any major label that does not have multiple recordings to offer. Direct and sturdy, this popular cantata is almost indestructible and hard to misinterpret, though to make it sound fresh and distinctive is a challenge. ...
Since Carmina Burana is such a mainstay of the repertoire, it is difficult to think of any ensemble that has not performed it or of any major label that does not have multiple recordings to offer. Direct and sturdy, this popular cantata is almost indestructible and hard to misinterpret, though to make it sound fresh and distinctive is a challenge. ...
In a century of recording, Deutsche Grammophon has recorded Wagner's Tristan und Isolde three times. The first was a live recording spliced together from separate performances at the Bayreuth Festival in August 1966 with Karl Böhm conducting and Wolfgang Windgassen and Brigitte Nielsen in the title roles. The second was a studio recording from ...
Because the Munich Philharmonic has a great Brucknerian tradition that extends back to the composer's lifetime, and because Christian Thielemann earnestly wished to begin his first concert season in Munich with a Bruckner symphony, this live recording of the Symphony No. 5 in B flat major is the impressive outcome. This work, along with the ...
This is the second time Renée Fleming has recorded Strauss' Four Last Songs, and she gives a serene, luminous performance. One of the glories of her handling of the songs is the variety of vocal colors she brings to them. For instance, "Frühling" begins with a throaty duskiness that gives way to silky gossamer as the poetic imagery lifts from ...
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