RECORD KEEPING | Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro (Rolando Villazon/Yannick Nézet-Séguin)
By Paul E. Robinson on August 29, 2016
Yannick Nézet-Séguin’s fresh and energetic Le Nozze di Figaro offers plenty of musical pleasure.
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By Paul E. Robinson on August 29, 2016
Yannick Nézet-Séguin’s fresh and energetic Le Nozze di Figaro offers plenty of musical pleasure.
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An important new set of recordings reminds us that Karl Böhm's recorded legacy is an invaluable documentation of the art of a passionate and masterful conductor.
(Continue reading)By Paul E. Robinson on August 15, 2016
A look at the Complete Deutsche Grammophon recordings by Martha Argerich, as well as volumes 4 and 5 from DOREMI's compelling Argerich series.
(Continue reading)By Paul E. Robinson on August 10, 2016
Three new Classical Gypsy Music releases to match the summer heat.
(Continue reading)By Paul E. Robinson on August 4, 2016
...an exciting, beautifully conceived and rendered Mahler One.
(Continue reading)By Paul E. Robinson on July 28, 2016
"It is clear that the symphonies of Shostakovich have found their near-ideal interpreters." Andris Nelsons / Boston Symphony Orchestra: Shostakovich: Under Stalin's Shadow.
(Continue reading)By Paul E. Robinson on July 18, 2016
Valerie Milot's Orbis explores the idea of the loop in a CD full of fresh harp repertoire.
(Continue reading)By Paul E. Robinson on July 11, 2016
Leonard Bernstein: Larger Than Life aims to capture the true Leonard Bernstein, but is only modestly successful.
(Continue reading)By Paul E. Robinson on July 4, 2016
Paul Robinson reviews two new CDs devoted to transcriptions by the great conductor, Leopold Stokowski.
(Continue reading)By Paul E. Robinson on June 27, 2016
After thirteen years at the helm of the Berlin Philharmonic, Sir Simon Rattle and his orchestra have produced their own Beethoven cycle. Extras include a video introduction with Sir Simon Rattle and a documentary about the making of the recordings with many interviews and glimpses behind-the-scenes.
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