Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute)
Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute) This masterpiece by Mozart is one of my 4 favorite operas. Yet even if I listen to one of the recordings I have owned for many years, I usually skip …
Conductors Archive
Harding conducts Schumann!
Homage to Robert Schumann Live Recording from the Frauenkirche in Dresden, Germany 2010 Here is yet another addition to the fine music available for the 200th anniversary of Schumann’s birth. Between 1844 and 1859 Robert …
Netrebko’s Russian Songs!
Netrebko’s Russian Songs! This CD is a collection of Russian arias by composers such as Glinka, Tchaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, Rachmaninov and Prokofiev. Anna Netrebko is a Russian-born singer, with an enjoyable voice, and excellent musical phrasing; …
Seiji Ozawa!
Seiji Ozawa! It has become fashionable, for some reason, to issue huge collections of music by well-known performers and conductors. As such, conductor Seiji Ozawa is no exception. Good way for the recording companies to …
Mahler Songs with Orchestra!
Mahler’s songs with Orchestra. The San Francisco Symphony has just completed its release of the final CD in the series of Mahler orchestral works. This is really a milestone in the orchestra’s achievements, and it …