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Wagner Der Fliegende Holländer
These performances, which took place within two years of each other in wartime Germany, rank high in the work’s...
Reviewed in issue 6/1996
R. Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier (abridged), etc
In some respects the 'fill-in' items are the most important here, so we'll start with them. The recordings from Die...
Reviewed in issue 3/1990
Mozart Don Giovanni
This must be the most ‘transferred’ set in recording history. Now, through the magic of Ward Marston, master of restoration,...
Reviewed in issue 7/2001
Wagner Parsifal
The (to date) 11 released recordings of Hans Knappertsbusch’s Parsifal performances at Bayreuth between 1951 and 1964 constitute a unique...
Reviewed by Mike Ashman in issue: 1/2008
Martha Argerich - Live From Lugano 2008
Anyone seeking evidence of how keenly Martha Argerich can adjust her personality to suit the interpretative preferences of her colleagues...
Reviewed by Rob Cowan in issue: 6/2009
Wagner Die Walküre, Act 2
This 78rpm set had a very mixed genesis. The scene for Sieglinde and Siegmund and the act’s denouement were recorded...
Reviewed by Alan Blyth in issue: 5/1992
Wagner (Der) Ring des Nibelungen
Archipel is to be lauded for unearthing what proves to be a thrilling traversal of the much-recorded Ring. In the...
Reviewed by Alan Blyth in issue: 7/2003
Rinaldo Alessandrini - Chaconne
The basis of this delightful and imaginatively curated recital is chaconnes and passacaglias. These forms deal with repetition and variation,...
Reviewed by Jed Distler in issue: 13/2010
Wagner Siegfried
For more than 50 years the Ring recorded by Decca at Bayreuth in 1955 has lain unheard in the company’s...
Reviewed by Alan Blyth in issue: 3/2006
Sviatoslav Richter Un Portrait
There can surely be no doubt as to Richter's current status as elder statesman of the piano world. And collectors...
Reviewed in issue 3/1993
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