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Mahler Symphony No 2 resurrection – Mehta, Vienna Po

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Release Date: 06/13/2000
Label: London/Decca Legends Catalog #: 466992 Spars Code: ADD
Composer: Gustav Mahler
Performer: Ileana Cotrubas, Christa Ludwig
Conductor: Zubin Mehta
Orchestra/Ensemble: Vienna State Opera Chorus, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Number of Discs: 1
Recorded in: Stereo
Length: 1 Hours 21 Mins.

Spoiler

"Now we're talking Decca Legend. One of the great Mahler 2s, this 1975 recording has moved unceremoniously from a full-price 2 CD set, to a Decca Double (coupled with Mehta's masterful Schmidt Symphony No. 4), to at last this one-disc mid-price reissue. At least it's mostly stayed available, and deservedly so. If for nothing else, you'll want it just to hear the Vienna Philharmonic play like they're on fire! I mean they're alert, responsive, involved, and (dare I say it?) excited. They didn't sound this way for Abbado on DG a few years back, and they sure as hell didn't back in the 80's on Maazel's overly-weighty Sony Classical recording. Mehta's having none of that. This is a fresh, lithe and dynamic reading with loads of spontaneity. He gets all sections of the orchestra to play out: even the brass shed their "molded" tone in favor of a bright, ringing sound. It reminds me of Charles Mackerras's Janacek recordings (which also have you reaching for the CD cover to make sure it's the VPO). Percussion? Yeah, they're there too, playing like they mean it! Do I need to mention that Ileana Cotrubas and the always marvelous Christa Ludwig sing radiantly? And the Vienna State Opera Chorus? Wonderful! In the sound department, Decca has provided another one of their Sofiensaal spectaculars (OK, so there is a little tape saturation at a couple of climaxes--it is a 25 year old recording, after all.) This was clearly a really good day for everybody involved, and the result has weathered the decades effortlessly. A must-hear. " - Victor Carr ClassicsToday.com

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Respighi Roman Festivals, Pines of Rome – Lorin Maazel

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Release Date: 07/18/2000
Label: London/Decca Legends Catalog #: 466993 Spars Code: ADD
Composer: Ottorino Respighi, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Conductor: Lorin Maazel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cleveland Orchestra
Number of Discs: 1
Recorded in: Stereo
Length: 1 Hours 14 Mins.

Spoiler

"The blurb on the backside of the CD, quoted from an original 1976 Gramophone review, says everything: "There really is no point in making comparisons here, as Maazel's account of Feste Romane is something of a revelation – by far the finest recording this work has ever achieved." Those words are still true today, as both Lorin Maazel and Decca had reached their zenith with the Cleveland Orchestra in those late analog days. Just for starters, sample the Clevelanders' spine-chilling precision and garishness in "Circuses" – the opening scene that so graphically depicts the Circus Maximus. From there on, things only get better as both "Jubilee" and "Oktoberfest" quite tangibly capture the atmosphere and flavor of their respective festivities. In the final "Epiphany", well, what can I say? Just brace yourself to be rolled over by the musical equivalent of a Mack truck. Maazel's Pines of Rome fares almost as well, but his "Pines of the Appian Way" doesn't quite crescendo all way to the very last note (only Fritz Reiner's justly famous account manages this) and the recording suffers from confusion in the bass (the march rhythms are almost totally lost). Rimsky-Korsakov's orchestral suite from Le Coq d'or makes for a rather light-weight filler, but who's going to complain when the sound and execution is as good as it is here? This Decca Legends reissue gets a 10/10 rating on the merit of Maazel's "Feste Romane" alone – a true orchestral "tour de force." – Barry Guerrero, ClassicsToday.com

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Dvorák Symphonies Nos. 7 & 9 – Kubelik

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Release Date: 06/13/2000
Label: London/Decca Legends Catalog #: 466994 Spars Code: ADD
Composer: Antonín Dvorák
Conductor: Rafael Kubelik
Orchestra/Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Number of Discs: 1
Recorded in: Stereo
Length: 1 Hours 17 Mins.

Spoiler

"The last three symphonies of Czech composer Antonin Dvorak are his most popular. The final three have fared especially well on record. There have been fine recordings by such conductors as Bruno Walter, George Szell and Sir Colin Davis. This recording, part of the Decca Legends series, features Rafael Kubelik leading the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra in the seventh and ninth symphonies of Dvorak. Kubelik was one of the great interpreters of European 19th-century repertoire, and his Dvorák recordings are among the best.
There's just the right balance of tenderness and muscle in these performances, which have been digitally re-mastered to the highest 21st-century standards. Kubelik gets a wonderfully warm, full-bodied string tone that blends with wind and brass playing that was simply the best of its time. The idyllic passages that lace this music sing with geniality, while the dramatic moments, like the Scherzo of the Ninth Symphony, are stunning."

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Sibelius Symphonies Nos.4 & 7 Tapiola – Maazel

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Release Date: 07/18/2000
Label: London/Decca Legends Catalog #: 466995 Spars Code: ADD
Composer: Jean Sibelius
Conductor: Lorin Maazel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Number of Discs: 1
Recorded in: Stereo
Length: 1 Hours 13 Mins.

Spoiler

"Whoever put together this Sibelius disc for the Decca Legends series really knew what they were doing, as these three performances are arguably the best of the lot from Lorin Maazel's surprisingly durable Vienna cycle from the 1960s. The disc begins with an incredibly rich, strong downbeat from the Vienna Philharmonic's high-powered double basses and cellos, quickly and impressively establishing the dark, gloomy atmosphere of Sibelius' most pessimistic symphony. Everything moves along like clockwork (but never mechanically!) without any of the lethargic feel that permeates Maazel's later Pittsburgh remakes for Sony Classical. As is often the case with the Vienna Philharmonic, strings, horns, and timpani dominate the sonic picture. However, that combination works just fine for Sibelius' almost Brucknerian canvases, and especially in these three works. The Seventh Symphony finds both Maazel and his Viennese players surprisingly agile and fleet-footed through the work's tricky Allegro development passages, while the grand vistas of the symphony's concluding pages are executed with all of the nobility and dignity that one possibly could ask for. Tapiola returns us to the gloomy atmosphere of the Fourth Symphony. Again, Maazel delivers the goods to great satisfaction, although the forest storm is still more frightening on Hans Rosbaud's version, which is available on DG Originals. All in all, this would be a great addendum to anybody's complete Sibelius collection, and a first choice for anyone wanting these three particular works. Decca's classic Sophiensaal-era recordings are a joy to listen to when remastered so well." - Barry Guerrero, ClassicsToday.com

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Prokofiev Violin Concertos Nos.1 & 2 Symphony No.5 etc

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Release Date: 06/13/2000
Label: London/Decca Legends Catalog #: 466996 Spars Code: ADD
Composer: Sergei Prokofiev
Performer: Ruggiero Ricci
Conductor: Ernest Ansermet
Orchestra/Ensemble: Suisse Romande Orchestra
Number of Discs: 2
Recorded in: Stereo
Length: 2 Hours 34 Mins.

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R. Strauss Der Rosenkavalier – E.Kleiber

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Release Date: 10/10/2000
Label: London/Decca Legends Catalog #: 467111 Spars Code: ADD
Composer: Richard Strauss
Performer: Walter Berry, Ludwig Weber, Erich Majkut, Anton Dermota, ...
Conductor: Erich Kleiber
Orchestra/Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Number of Discs: 3
Recorded in: Mono
Length: 3 Hours 17 Mins.

Spoiler

"Although Erich Kleiber's 1954 Rosenkavalier was completed only months before Decca began recording opera in stereo, its monaural sound needs no apology. The mike placement strikes an ideal balance between voices (whether solo or ensemble) and orchestra, in contrast to many Decca mono operas where the singers are too closely miked. Those who have Decca's 1990 CD transfer will want to know how this new remastering compares. There's a more detailed, weightier orchestral image than before, with improved bass definition and note attacks. Added mid-range fleshes out the voices, but does so in a way that seems to make them more prominent in the mix, and equalized with less transparency than before. Kleiber plays the score complete. Individually and collectively, the cast represents the Vienna State Opera's postwar golden age at its finest. Sena Jurinac wears the trouser role of Octavian like a second skin, and Hilde Gueden's Sophie remains unique for its silvery allure in the role's higher range. Alfred Poell is one of the most memorable Faninals on record, while Anton Dermota sings the Italian Tenor's solo with ringing authority. The cast's veterans are Maria Reining as the Marschallin and Ludwig Weber as Ochs, one of his signature roles. Their deft interplay evokes the effortless sophistication of Noel Coward and Gertrude Lawrence. While the Vienna Philharmonic could play Der Rosenkavalier in its sleep, Kleiber clearly makes these players work for their schillings. For updated, sumptuous sound, Solti's 1968 Vienna Rosenkavalier still rules among the opera's uncut traversals (I hope Decca legends refurbishes this one too!). The true Rosenkavalier aficionado, though, will be glad to have Kleiber's back in the catalog." - Jed Distler, ClassicsToday.com

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The Art Of The Prima Donna – Joan Sutherland

Album tiếp theo bao gồm 2 đĩa của "giọng ca thiên thần" Joan Sutherland...

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Release Date: 10/10/2000
Label: London/Decca Legends Catalog #: 467115 Spars Code: ADD
Composer: George Frideric Handel, Vincenzo Bellini, Charles Gounod, Giuseppe Verdi, ...
Performer: Dame Joan Sutherland
Conductor: Francesco Molinari-Pradelli
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra, Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus
Number of Discs: 2
Recorded in: Stereo
Length: 1 Hours 49 Mins.

Spoiler

"The Art of the Prima Donna was originally released in, I believe, 1961, as two separate LPs. I first heard it a few years later, and it was the first time I'd heard Joan Sutherland. I didn't believe my ears--the bel canto revival was just beginning--and I'd never heard singing of such virtuosity. Here was what seemed like a very large voice--a sort of anti-Lily Pons and anti-Roberta Peters--tossing off roulades as if they were a natural mode of communication, taking what seemed to be hour-long lines in a single breath, racing up and down octaves without missing a note, and hurling high Ds and E flats about without losing tone or sounding puny, desperate, or crazy. I'd never heard any of I Puritani before, and Sutherland's "Son vergin vezzosa" made me hysterical; by the time she sang "O rendetemi le speme...Qui la voce," I felt that I had to know every note Bellini ever wrote. When she sang "The Soldier Tir'd" from Arne's Artaxerxes my jaw dropped open--ocatve leaps, endless trills, whopping high notes. The Mad Scene from Hamlet made me want to hear the whole opera (which turned out to be a dud); Sutherland's Bell Song made me realize that Lily Pons had actually become famous because she sounded like a bell and had a cute belly-button. The only problem I had was that the LPs distorted on high notes and at the end of sides: This problem, needless to say, is gone. Sutherland in person, it turned out, was just as great, with a voice larger than any singer in the world, except, perhaps, for Birgit Nilsson and Jon Vickers. Now Dame Joan is silent, but this set tells the truth: She was one of the 20th century's greatest singers--perhaps one of the greatest ever. You must own this set. " - Robert Levine, ClassicsToday.com

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Strauss Four Last Songs, Arabella, Etc – Della Casa, Et Al

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Release Date: 10/10/2000
Label: London/Decca Legends Catalog #: 467118 Spars Code: ADD
Composer: Richard Strauss
Performer: Lisa Della Casa, Paul Schoeffler, Alfred Poell, Hilde Gueden, ...
Conductor: Karl Böhm, Heinrich Hollreiser, Rudolf Moralt
Orchestra/Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Number of Discs: 1
Recorded in: Mono
Length: 1 Hours 7 Mins.

Spoiler

"Much depends, of course, on the singer. Among the great Strauss sopranos of the last 50 years or so, Lisa Della Casa holds high rank. Her performance of the Four Last Songs, recorded in 1953, stands as one of the finest I have ever heard. There are touches in Schwarzkopf’s reading of “Im Abendrot” that thrill by virtue of their sheer musical intelligence, and other fine singers from Lucia Popp to Soile Isokoski have brought their individual insights and expressivity to the music. But for sheer vocal beauty, lyrical poise, and what I may call divine simplicity, Della Casa may well be unrivaled. It happens that back in the 1960s, before I reached my proudest achievement as a critic in being banned by the Metropolitan Opera, I had the good fortune to see and hear the Swiss singer twice in an opera that is especially dear to me, Arabella. Here again, her assumption of the title role was close to being unsurpassed, though around 1983 the American soprano Ashley Putnam reached similar heights of dramatic identification and musical splendor at the Holland Festival, and then at Glyndebourne in a superb production, conducted by Bernard Haitink, that is still available on DVD. Three of the most wonderful “plums” from this underrated masterpiece are included on this disc, all of them duets: “Aber der Richtige,” where Della Casa is joined by Hilde Gueden as a glorious Zdenka; “Und du wirst mein Gebieter sein,” with the great Paul Schöffler as Mandryka; and “Das war sehr gut, Mandryka,” in which her partner is Alfred Poell. As if all this were not enough, we are also given a thrilling “Es gibt ein Reich,” from Ariadne auf Naxos, and the intellectually and emotionally fascinating final scene from Capriccio, with Franz Bierbach contributing the major-domo’s few lines. Karl Böhm conducts the Four Last Songs, and podium responsibilities in the operatic excerpts are shared between Rudolf Moralt and Heinrich Hollreiser. The Vienna Philharmonic sounds like its sumptuous self throughout, and the mono recordings, all dating from 1953 and 1954, are thoroughly acceptable in tonal bloom and textural lucidity. But the main interest is in Della Casa, and she sustains it in such a way as to make this a disc irresistible in its human and musical appeal." FANFARE: Bernard Jacobson

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Verdi Requiem, Four Sacred Pieces – Price, Bjoerling, Et Al

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Release Date: 10/10/2000
Label: London/Decca Legends Catalog #: 467119 Spars Code: ADD
Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
Performer: Leontyne Price, Rosalind Elias, Giorgio Tozzi, Jussi Björling, ...
Conductor: Fritz Reiner, Zubin Mehta
Orchestra/Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Vienna Friends of Music Society Chorus, Los Angeles Master Chorale, ...
Number of Discs: 2
Recorded in: Stereo
Length: 2 Hours 16 Mins.

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Richard Strauss – Till Eulenspiegel / Reiner, Vienna Philharmonic

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Release Date: 11/14/2000
Label: London/Decca Legends Catalog #: 467122 Spars Code: ADD
Composer: Richard Strauss, Antonín Dvorák, Johannes Brahms
Conductor: Fritz Reiner
Orchestra/Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Number of Discs: 1
Recorded in: Stereo
Length: 1 Hours 19 Mins.

Spoiler

"Reiner was a Strauss conductor of quite exceptional insight and sympathy. Both Tod und Verklärung and Till Eulenspiegel are given immediately gripping performances. I did not get to know the Strauss until relatively recently when I bought a mono copy in a sale of deletions. I must confess that I was bowled over by the splendour of the performances and gratified by the warmth and clarity of the recording. My version was mono only and I can report that the stereo is uncommonly fine and indeed quite remarkable for a recording made in September 1956. I have heard quite a number of records made recently that are nowhere near as good. There is splendid ambience and range, a good stereo spread, clean definition and body. Both performances are immediately gripping: they are obviously of great distinction and I would go even further and say that they are inspired. Reiner was a Strauss conductor of quite exceptional insight and sympathy: his Tod und Verklärung seems to me the finest in the catalogue without exception and Till Eulenspiegel is certainly the equal of the finest both in terms of characterisation, orchestral playing and recording." -- Gramophone [5/1973]

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Mozart Piano Concerto No 15, Etc – Bernstein, Vienna Po

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Label: London/Decca Legends
Catalog: 467123 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Mozart
Performers: Leonard Bernstein
Conductor: Leonard Bernstein
Orchestra/Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Spoiler

"This was LB's first recording with the VPO, in 1966, shortly after his State Opera debut in "Falstaff", marking the beginning of their celebrated collaboration which continued until his death. LB didn't record a whole lot of Mozart, and this is the best of the crop. This was the golden age of Decca's recordings of the VPO at the Sofiensaal (which sadly burned down a few months ago), and the recording is exemplary. So too is LB's performances, which are transparent and fluid, yet taut and muscular. Concerto No. 15 is very fine, one of LB's few recorded outings as a concerto soloist, and the "Linz" is amongst the best ever, on a par with the classic Bruno Walter on Columbia. A must for Mozart and Bernstein fans alike. "

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Wagner Die Walküre Act 3 – Solti, Flagstad, Et Al

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Release Date: 10/10/2000
Label: London/Decca Legends Catalog #: 467124 Spars Code: ADD
Composer: Richard Wagner
Performer: Marianne Schech, Otto Edelmann, Ilona Steingruber, Oda Balsborg, ...
Conductor: Sir Georg Solti
Orchestra/Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Number of Discs: 1
Recorded in: Stereo
Length: 1 Hours 11 Mins.

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Beethoven Symphonies Nos. 3 & 5 – Erich Kleiber

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Release Date: 11/14/2000
Label: London/Decca Legends Catalog #: 467125 Spars Code: ADD
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
Conductor: Erich Kleiber
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Number of Discs: 1
Recorded in: Stereo
Length: 1 Hours 18 Mins.

Spoiler

"Erich Kleiber's 1950 "Eroica" still belongs among the elite handful of great recordings of this perennial favorite, this despite ensemble that isn't quite immaculate in the first movement (a very minor point), a pair of really shrill oboes, and the somewhat bass-shy, airless recording (which yet preserves remarkable transparency and dynamic range for its era, especially in this latest transfer). There are insights here that you simply won't find anywhere else, mostly in the first two movements. Take, for example, the extra "oomph" with which Kleiber launches the first movement recapitulation, or his swift, merciless, indeed desperate account of the Funeral March, possibly the most harrowing vision of this music ever captured on disc. Listen also to the way in which Kleiber's insistence that the violins hold full note values in the work's closing bars keeps the music from sounding clipped and silly, as it does in so many "authentic" performances. While it's true that various similar conceptions of this symphony from the "discipline and clarity" school of conducting have been issued since, some of them extraordinarily good (Toscanini's last, Szell, and Wand, for example), Kleiber's remains a very special, powerfully satisfying vision. The same holds true of his performance of the Fifth. Recorded only three years later, the improvements in sound, both of the Concertgebouw Orchestra itself and in the recording process (a real sense of acoustic space and far more natural balances), lend an extra measure of distinction to what every sane person agrees is one of the great recordings of this symphony. What distinguishes Kleiber from just about everyone else (even his son Carlos) is the exceptional tension and discipline he brings to the first movement, married to a moderately paced finale of Klemperer-like nobility and grandeur. Only Giulini, in his fine DG recording of this symphony with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, attempted something similar, but he doesn't share Kleiber's bracing view of the Andante con moto second movement, nor does his transition from the scherzo to the finale register with the earlier version's effortless inevitability. If you haven't heard these truly epochal Beethoven performances, you simply must, and at this price point, excellently remastered, you've no excuse for hesitation." - David Hurwitz, ClassicsToday.com

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Beethoven Piano Concertos Nos 4 & 5 – Curzon, Et Al

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Composer: Beethoven
Works: Piano Concertos Nos 4 & 5
Performer: Clifford Curzon; Wiener Philharmoniker; Hans Knappertsbusch
Int. Release 04 Sep. 2000
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CD: 467126-2 Decca Legends

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Beethoven Symphony No 3, 5, 7 – Solti, Wiener Philharmoniker

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Release Date: 04/10/2001
Label: London/Decca Legends Catalog #: 467679 Spars Code: ADD
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
Conductor: Sir Georg Solti
Orchestra/Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Number of Discs: 2
Recorded in: Stereo
Length: 2 Hours 3 Mins.

Spoiler

"Dating from the late fifties, these generally fine performances show Solti's consistency as a Beethoven interpreter. In fact, timings are virtually identical to his later versions (give or take a repeat or two). Even in at this comparatively early date, a craggy directness entirely appropriate to Beethoven characterized the conductor's approach, and how many contemporaries at the time took the exposition repeat in the Eroica's first movement? Solti's Beethoven has always been underrated. In some respects it's more satisfying than his ventures into the late Romantic repertoire on which his reputation largely rests. His Fifth Symphony, for example, has all of the drama and flair one could ask for in its outer movements, and his treatment of the Third's epic funeral march is truly gripping, with a hair-raising fugato climax. The Seventh also seethes with energy (terrific finale!), and it's only in the slow movements of both this work and the Fifth where the grip slackens a bit. The grainy quality of the Vienna Philharmonic strings and the very close recording balances (particularly as regards cellos and basses) also contribute to this impression. At this date, the orchestra still lacked their famously alluring tonal qualities, an observation additionally confirmed by some sour wind playing in quieter passages. There are also one or two odd directives from the podium, such as the fussy treatment of the Eroica finale's coda. Still, anyone encountering these performances for the first time will be pleasantly surprised at how exciting, musical, and competitive they remain over 40 years on. It's certainly clear what all the excitement was about, and if Solti's subsequent career only partially fulfilled the promise on display here, he's in good company. I'll take his Beethoven over, say, Karajan's any day. [3/21/2001]" - David Hurwitz, ClassicsToday.com

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Britten Peter Grimes / Britten

Bản thu âm này giới thiệu vở Opera do chính tác giả chỉ huy...

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Composer: Benjamin Britten
Conductor: Benjamin Britten
Orchestra/Ensemble: Orchestra & Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Catalogue No: 4676822
Series: Legends
Discs: 2
Length: 2 hours 22 minutes

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Rachmaninov Preludes, op.23 & 32 – Ashkenazy

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Composer: Rachmaninov
Performer: Askenazy
Catalogue No: 4676822
Series: Legends
Discs: 1

"The expressive economy of Ashkenazy’s rubato plays a key role in allowing the music’s orchestral polytextures their full due, whether in the lyrical B-flat minor, F major, G major, and G-sharp minor selections from Op. 32, or the full-throated, massive C major, E minor, G minor, and B-flat major pieces. At the same time, his shimmering, supple double notes in the Op. 23 E-flat minor Prelude scintillate in purely pianistic terms. Collectors who understandably swear by memorable versions of individual preludes from Horowitz, Richter, Cliburn, and the composer himself will find similar stimulation from Ashkenazy’s complete set. Indeed, it’s one of the finest recordings in this pianist’s immense discography. With Decca’s more than generous timings, improved sound, and modest asking price, don’t even think of not owning this treasurable disc." - classicstoday.com

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Bartók Concerto for Orchestra – Solti

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Release Date: 02/19/2001
Label: London/Decca Legends Catalog #: 467686 Spars Code: ADD
Composer: Béla Bartók
Conductor: Sir Georg Solti
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
Number of Discs: 1
Recorded in: Stereo
Length: 1 Hours 11 Mins.

"Solti’s Concerto doesn’t beat out my personal favorites, Bernstein (Sony) and Kubelik/Boston (DG), and the sonics remain dry in the bass and a bit woody sounding, but for excitement without any special subtlety, these versions have a lot going for them. The Dance Suite sports an earthy roughness and vitality that’s particularly compelling (sound clip below), while the Mandarin is very appropriately savage–certainly more so than Solti’s later effort, which is sabotaged by digital sonics at once harsh and lacking in body. At least here the orchestra sounds less synthetic. Solti’s Chicago Bartók has been flogged by Decca since it was first issued, and has recently been boxed up and released yet again, but true connoisseurs know that the LSO performances are the ones to get." - David Hurwitz, ClassicsToday.com

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Favourite Spanish Encores_Alicia de Larrocha

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Release Date: 04/10/2001
Label: London/Decca Legends Catalog #: 467687 Spars Code: ADD
Composer: Xavier Montsalvatge, Mateo Pérez de Albeniz, Enrique Granados, Joaquin Turina, ...
Performer: Alicia De Larrocha
Conductor: Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Number of Discs: 1
Recorded in: Stereo
Length: 1 Hours 14 Mins.

"...I'm especially struck by Larrocha's treatment of Albéniz's oft-played Tango, a work nearly as hackneyed as Liszt's Third Liebestraum, Paderewski's Minuet in G, or Beethoven's Für Elise. Most pianists approach this piece by uniformly stressing the first beat of each measure, and letting the basic tango rhythm run on automatic pilot. Larrocha, in contrast, creates a genuine conversation between her precisely voiced left-hand accompanying figures and eloquently phrased right-hand lines. She heightens the melody's points of tension and release with the subtlest rubato imaginable. By the time it's over, I'm hooked, and feel compelled to play the track over again so that I might possibly catch details I missed the first time around. Celebrate this special pianist, and buy this disc. Then celebrate yourself for your good taste. [5/25/2001]" - Jed Distler, ClassicsToday.com

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Ðề: Decca: VA - Decca Legendary Performances [Multi]

Donizetti Lucia Di Lammermoor / Joan Sutherland

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Performer: Joan Sutherland, Renato Cioni, Robert Merrill, Cesare Siepi
Conductor: Sir John Pritchard
Audio CD (March 5, 2001)
SPARS Code: ADD
Number of Discs: 2
Format: Original recording remastered, Import
Label: Decca Legends

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