SACD, Praga (label)
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With the Vienna Philharmonic, the great conductor performs music not normally associated with him. Some elicit wonderful results (Gluck, Cherubini, and – with the Philharmonia and Fischer-Dieskau... — More…
Awards:
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The Times Records of the Year, 2018
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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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R. Strauss: Don Juan, Till Eulenspiegel, Four Last Songs & Tod und Verklärung
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano)
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, Wilhelm Furtwängler, Otto Ackermann
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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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Falla: El Amor Brujo
Victoria de Los Angeles (soprano), Marina de Gabarain (mezzo-soprano), Robert Veyron Lacroix (harpsichord), Lopez del Cid (flute), Servando Serrano (oboe), Leocadio Parra (clarinet), Luis Anton (violin), Carlos Baena (cello), Ataulfo Argenta Alicia de Larrocha (piano), Gonzalo Soriano (piano)
Orchestre...
this compilation of material offers a slice of the Falla discography in the late mono/early stereo era. The transfers are good. — More…
