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David Harbin
Wagner: Operatic Excerpts (Naxos Historical)
(Déjà Review) Reference pointers to incandescent live performances which, incredibly, take the drama and even the sound to a higher level [DH]
R Strauss: Elektra (Warner Classics)
(Déjà Review) A sensible and impressive performance with no significant weak links [DH]
Strauss: Salome (Chandos)
(Déjà Review) Real emotional and sonic surge [DH]
Strauss: Elektra (Capriccio)
(Déjà Review) Varnay and Fischer are superb, alas in compromised sound [DH]
Wagner: Götterdämmerung (Testament)
Keilberth ends Götterdammerung splendidly but that’s not enough – the world does not sound as though it is collapsing [DH]
Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras Nos 7-9 (BIS)
(Déjà Review) This developing series is a triumph for the São Paulo Symphony, Roberto Minczuk and the BIS engineers [DH]
