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Paul Steinson
Wood conducts Bach and Handel (Pristine Audio)
Performances from another era, in fine transfers, which can be enjoyed without apology [PSt]
Verdi: Il trovatore (Pristine Audio)
A performance which captures the absolute essence of Verdi’s masterpiece in remarkably fine sound [PSt]
Bruckner: Symphony 8 (Pristine Audio)
The best available transfer of a great performance of Bruckner’s Eighth [PSt]
Puccini: Love Affairs (Sony Classical)
Not a great recital disc, but of enough quality and interest to make it worth considering [PSt]
Klaus Tennstedt (conductor) Live Recordings Vol. 3 (Doremi)
Despite slight reservations, these are performances of exceptional quality [PSt]
Willem Mengelberg (conductor) The Concertgebouw Telefunken Recordings Vol. 4 (Pristine Audio)
Further excellent performances and transfers in this ongoing series [PSt]
Willem Mengelberg (conductor) Mahler & Strauss (The Willem Mengelberg Society)
Performances of great historical and musical interest in superb transfers [PSt]
Willem Mengelberg – Beethoven Recordings 1940-42 (The Willem Mengelberg Society)
Marvellous performances in significantly improved sound [PSt]
Willem Mengelberg (conductor) Concertgebouw Telefunken Recordings Vol. 3 (Pristine Audio)
Another first-rate addition to Pristine’s Mengelberg Telefunken series [PSt]
Verdi: Aïda (Pristine Audio)
A superlative transfer of an Aida which should be in every serious opera collection [PSt]