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Feature LP Review – Oistrakh|Brahms|Klemperer; Brahms|Szell; Strauss|Szell
Brahms – Violin Concerto in D, Op.77 David Oistrakh (violin), Orchestre Nationale de la Radiodiffusion Français, Otto Klemperer Recorded at the Salle Wagram, Paris, 17-19th June 1960,Speakers Corner 180gm LP:...
Metropolitan Opera Live HD Broadcasts 2019-20: François Girard’s production of Richard Wagner’s The Flying Dutchman
The Classical Source once again brings you a handy guide to all ten of the Metropolitan Opera productions included in this season’s international broadcast series. #8: Der fliegende Holländer Who...
Metropolitan Opera Live HD Broadcasts 2019-20: David McVicar’s production of George Frideric Handel’s Agrippina [showing on February 29]
The Classical Source once again brings you a handy guide to all ten of the Metropolitan Opera productions included in this season’s international broadcast series. #7: Agrippina Who wrote it?...
An appreciation of Mirella Freni (27 February 1935 – 9 February 2020)
Mirella Freni was an open-faced, wide-eyed soprano who exuded enormous charm, dignity and integrity throughout her long career, and who imbued most, if not all, of the characters she essayed...
Metropolitan Opera Live HD Broadcasts 2019-20: James Robinson’s staging of George Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess [Showing on February 1]
The Classical Source once again brings you a handy guide to all ten of the Metropolitan Opera productions included in this season’s international broadcast series. #6: Porgy and Bess Who...
Feature CD review: Sir John Barbirolli conducts: Hallé in Richard Strauss and Dmitri Shostakovich at Manchester; Philharmonia in Antonín Dvořák, more Strauss, Igor Stravinsky & Jean Sibelius at Buenos Aires
Richard Strauss Tod und Verklärung, Op.24 Shostakovich Symphony No.5 in D-minor, Op.47 Hallé Sir John Barbirolli BBC broadcast, Manchester [January 21, 1963] Click for Amazon page: Barbirolli Society: SJB 109...
An Introduction to High-Resolution Sound
Introduction The purpose of this article is to offer a brief guide to the constantly evolving world of high-resolution (hereafter high-def) sound. Lengthy descriptions of technical processes have been avoided,...
Feature LP Review: J.S. Bach|Ruth Palmer; Gershwin|Katie Mahan; Josho Stephan Trio; Daniel Elms; Carlos Cipa; Tchaikovsky|Pathétique Symphony|Berlin
J. S. Bach Sonata for Solo Violin No.3 in C, BWV1005 Partita for Solo Violin No.3 in E, BWV1006 Ruth Palmer (violin) Recorded 22 April 2018 at Meistersaal, Berlin Berliner...
Metropolitan Opera Live HD Broadcasts 2019-20: William Kentridge’s production of Alban Berg’s Wozzeck [Showing on January 11]
The Classical Source once again brings you a handy guide to all ten of the Metropolitan Opera productions included in this season’s international broadcast series. #5: Wozzeck Who wrote it?...
British ‘Baby Spinto’, Freddie De Tommaso, makes his debut as Cassio in Keith Warner and Antonio Pappano’s Otello for The Royal Opera
Freddie De Tommaso has burst onto the international opera scene since winning first prize at the Viñas Competition in Barcelona two years ago. He is that rare bird: an Italian-British...
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