SACD, Praga (label)
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Janacek: Amarus
Live performances from Czech Radio, Smetana Hall, Prague
Vera Soukupová & Vilém Pribyl
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Prague Philharmonic Choir, Václav Neumann, František Jílek
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Victoria de los Angeles in Paris
Victoria de los Angeles (soprano), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone) & Henriette Puig-Roget (organ), Carole Smith (contralto), Claude Monteux (flute)
Choeurs Elisabeth Brasseur, Orchestre des Concerts du Conservatoire de Paris, Radcliffe Choral Society, Boston Symphony, Charles Munch,...
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Kathleen Ferrier: Brahms, Mahler, Gluck
Kathleen Ferrier (contralto)
Wiener Philharmoniker, Bruno Walter
The beloved English contralto is heard here in some of the core pieces from her repertory, her unflawed singing a testament to an outstanding artist at her best. — More…
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Mozart: Last Masonic Works
Orchestra of the Vienna Volksoper, New York Philharmonic, The Westminster Choir, Peter Maag, Bruno Walter
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Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 3 & The Bells
Elizaveta Shumskaya (soprano), Mikhail Dovenmann (tenor) & Alexei Bolshakov (bass), Van Cliburn (piano)
Moscow Philharmonic & Russian Republic Capella, Symphony of the Air, New York, Kirill Kondrashin
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Nikolaï Golovanov conducts Tchaikovsky
Ludmilla Legistayeva (mezzo) & Daniel Damianov (baritone)
Moscow Radio Symphony Soloists & Choir, Nikolaï Golovanov
Archive recordings of Nikolai Golovanov. The mono sound is grainy, the performances combustible, with jerky tempo changes and sometimes scrappy playing. Variable, but interesting. — More…
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A Tribute to Rafael Kubelík
Julia Hamari (soprano), Rose Wagermann (mezzo), David Rendall (tenor), Grace Hoffmann (contralto), Herta Töpper (mezzo) & Inge Borkh (soprano), Herbert Schachtschneider (tenor), Kieth Engen (baritone)
Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks & Symphonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Rafael...
Kubelik was a great Mahlerian, and for specialists his two-part Das klagende Lied is a significant addition to the discography. For others, the off-air recording may be unappealing. — More…
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Wilhelm Furtwängler conducts Schubert & Beethoven
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano), Elsa Calvetti (mezzo), Ernst Haefliger (tenor) & Otto Edelmann (bass)
The Philharmonia, Lucerne Festival Chorus, Wilhelm Furtwängler
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Igor Markevitch conducts Mussorgsky & Stravinsky
Galina Vishnevskaya (soprano)
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Russian State Academic Choir & Russian Symphony Orchestra, Igor Markevitch
