Dec 2, 2024 | Christmas Recommendations 2024, Outstanding [category w.e.f. January 2021], Recording Soundbites
Rarely unavailable if at all since their first issue, George Szell’s stereo recordings of Beethoven’s Nine Symphonies continue to be among the most recommendable of this repertoire, and he died in 1970, hallmarked by the simply superb playing of The...
Dec 1, 2024 | Christmas Recommendations 2024, Recording Reviews
Sir Colin Davis and the Amsterdam Concertgebouw Orchestra enjoyed a fruitful relationship that is documented in various recordings for Philips, handsomely collected in this Eloquence/Decca box set, very well presented with original artwork and photos. Twenty Haydn...
Nov 3, 2024 | Christmas Recommendations 2024, Outstanding [category w.e.f. January 2021], Recording Soundbites
“For five decades Wolfgang Sawallisch (1923-2013) held a central position in the musical world. That centrality was reflected in a series of top orchestral and operatic posts and in his interpretations, free of self-regarding eccentricities. His modest but...
Oct 17, 2024 | Christmas Recommendations 2024, Outstanding [category w.e.f. January 2021], Recording Reviews
“There are two key times in an artist’s life. The first is inventing yourself. The second, the harder part, is going the distance. How do you sustain the vision, make it grow, and share it? To be an artist means to have the courage for rebirth and growth. It’s...
