Pristine Audio
Puccini: Turandot (Pristine Audio)
Yet another classic opera recording given new lustre by Pristine’s remastering [RMo]
Willem Mengelberg (conductor) The Concertgebouw Telefunken Recordings Vol. 4 (Pristine Audio)
Further excellent performances and transfers in this ongoing series [PSt]
Bellini: Norma (Pristine Audio)
A pleasure to be reacquainted with Callas’s Norma in this remastering of her second studio recording [PT]
Ponchielli: La Gioconda (Pristine Audio)
Pristine’s splendid enhancement of this recording into Ambient Stereo further minimises the differences between this and Callas’ recording seven years later [RMo]
Puccini: Madama Butterfly (Pristine Audio)
De los Ángeles is a winning Butterfly in this classic set, now reissued by Pristine [PT]
Joseph Szigeti (violin): European Columbia Records Volume 2 (Pristine Audio)
An evergreen Beethoven Concerto with delightful encores as a bonus [RMas]
Bizet: Carmen (Pristine Audio)
A marvellous restoration of an old and half-forgotten recording [GF]
Schoenberg: Unheard Recordings (Pristine Audio)
An extraordinarily vivid sonic refurbishment of Stokowski’s 1941 vibrant Pelleas [RMo]
Bruckner: Symphonies Nos 3-5 (Pristine Audio)
Pristine offers three great Bruckner recordings from Kna in a handy, sound-enhanced set [RMo]
Karajan Conducts French Music (Pristine Audio)
Familiar recordings, probably skippable [SV]
Wagner: Siegfried (Pristine Audio)
This third instalment of the Knappertsbusch Ring will not disappoint enthusiasts [SB]
Bizet: Carmen (Pristine Audio)
An authentically French, operetta-style Carmen of the kind you will not hear today – but over-refined and lacking punch [RMo]
Nathan Milstein (violin) The American Columbia Solo Recordings Vol. 1 (Pristine Audio)
Splendid transfers of Milstein’s 1930s baroque repertory [JW]
Wagner: Die Walküre (Pristine Audio)
This second instalment of Knappertsbusch’s 1956 Ring is very acceptable [SB]
Puccini: Madama Butterfly (Pristine Audio)
A classic if not definitive recording, in superb sound [MBu]
Budapest Quartet: Early Recordings Vol 2 (Pristine Audio)
Finally, volume 2 appears and it’s well worth the wait [JW]
Fou Ts’ong plays Schubert (Pristine Audio)
In Fou Ts’ong, Schubert finds a true friend [NC]
Wagner: Das Rheingold (Pristine Audio)
This is a rewarding set, and fans of the singers, in particular, will be pleased [SB]
Boult and the BBC Symphony – The Pre-war Recordings Vol. 2 (Pristine Audio)
A sequence of overtures demonstrates the versatility and virtuosity of Boult’s pre-war BBC Symphony [JW]
Martial Singher (baritone) French Opera Arias (Pristine Audio)
(Déjà Review) I defy anyone to play these tracks through once and not do so immediately again [ED]
Furtwängler conducts R Strauss (Pristine Audio)
Pristine opens up a new depth of sound for these wartime classics [RMo]
Bellini: Norma (Pristine Audio)
A classic ensemble recording further enhanced by Pristine’s remastering into gloriously full and detailed, if slightly over-reverberant, sound [RMo]
Chopin: Piano Works (Pristine Audio)
Fou’s artistry and expressiveness shows no dimunition in these late, live recordings excellently remastered by Pristine [MG]
Puccini: Madama Butterfly (Pristine Audio)
A deeply touching Butterfly and a thrilling Pinkerton who are all the more striking in Pristine’s vivid remastering [RMo]
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