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Handel: Arias for mezzo soprano (Apex)
This music springs to life as Handel’s operatic music rarely does [CH]
Dvořák: Rusalka (Supraphon)
(Déjà Review) This is a recording which instilled in me a love of the opera which has so far not died; it will surely do the same for many new listeners [CH]
Stanfordian Thoughts 28. Shamus O’Brien in North America
by Christopher Howell
Beethoven: Symphony No 9 (Music & Arts)
(Déjà Review) Harshly recorded, but for some Toscanini enthusiasts it is the greatest of his preserved Ninths [CH]
Stanfordian Thoughts 27. A Recitation that was and a Ballet that wasn’t
by Christopher Howell
Stanfordian Thoughts 26. The Requiem in Chicago
by Christopher Howell
Stanfordian Thoughts 25. “East to West” in Chicago and Cincinnati
by Christopher Howell
Stanfordian Thoughts: 24. Stanford and the Irish Choral Society of Chicago
by Christopher Howell
Sibelius: Complete Symphonies and Selected Orchestral Works (EMI Classics)
(Déjà Review) One of the greatest symphonic cycles under a conductor who shows a deep understanding and profound identification with it [CH]
Stanfordian Thoughts: 23. Stanford & Chadwick’s Book of Choruses
by Christopher Howell
Offenbach: La Belle Hélène (Regis)
Not for nothing has this Offenbach been counted among the five all-time great recordings of French opera [CH]
Schubert: Mayrhofer-Lieder Volume 2 (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) An outstanding contribution to lieder on record [CH]
Brahms: Sextets No 1 & No 2 (EMI Classics)
(Déjà Review) The quite wonderful playing of No 1, in particular, makes this an essential disc [CH]
Stanfordian Thoughts: 22. Hymn Tunes
by Christopher Howell
Stanfordian Thoughts 21. Lullabies and Hush Songs
by Christopher Howell
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerti (Hyperion)
(Déjà Review) Some fleet playing but 2 & 3 are too superficial to make the cycle recommendable as a whole [CH]
Beethoven: Symphonies Nos 5 & 7 (Warner Classics)
(Déjà Review) The stuff of legends, but what are legends made of? [CH]
Cherubini: Medea (Warner Classics)
(Déjà Review) The set should be heard for its documentation of an extraordinary musical meeting [CH]
Svendsen: Symphonies (Chandos)
(Déjà Review) Not quite masterpieces but they are more than just easy-listening and could be widely enjoyed [CH]
Stanfordian Thoughts 20. Six Bible Songs
by Christopher Howell
Stanford: Songs Vol. 2 (Hyperion)
(Déjà Review) A good representation of the strength and variety of the central, most important, part of Stanford’s career [CH]
Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2 (RCA)
A legendary, visionary version of the sonata, but don’t make this your only version of the concerto [CH]
Stanfordian Thoughts: 19. Molly Brannigan
by Christopher Howell
Porte Chiuse (Closed Doors) – (Maurizio Vetri Editore)
Absorbing reading for anyone able to read Italian and interested in Italian post-war history, both musical and political [CH]
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