Classical Reissue Reviews
Artur Bodanzky conducts = Works by WAGNER; MOZART; BERLIOZ; STRAUSS; OFFENBACH – Berlin State Opera Orchestra – Pristine Audio
Mark Obert-Thorn restores the commercial recordings of Artur Bodaznky, who for a generation dominated the German MET repertory.
September 11, 2018/
Classical Reissue Reviews/
Hohenstein Conducts MIHALOVICI; STRAVINSKY; BARTOK – Pristine Audio
Producer Andrew Rose and Pristine add potent interpretations of mid-20th Century scores by the volcanic conductor Jascha Horenstein.
September 3, 2018/
Classical Reissue Reviews/
Rudolf Serkin: Early and Unpublished Recordings = Works by BEETHOVEN; BUSONI; SCHUMANN – Pristine Audio
Mark Obert-Thorn restores previously unpublished, vital Rudolf Serkin performances to the active catalogue.
August 29, 2018/
Classical Reissue Reviews/
Hans Rosebud conducts WAGNER – Southwest-Radio Orchestra Baden – SWR Classics
The Hans Rosbaud revival begins with his Wagner recordings, 1955-1959, much in the Toscanini tradition.
August 22, 2018/
Classical Reissue Reviews/
Sir Thomas Beecham: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Live in the Royal Festival Hall, 1954-1959 = Symphonic Works by HAYDN; BOCCHERINI; MENDELSSOHN; MOZART; BEETHOVEN; BRAHMS; WAGNER; LISZT – ICA Classics
ICA restores a series of Beecham broadcasts and performances that testify to his artistic discipline and “mercurial” spirit.
August 20, 2018/
Classical Reissue Reviews/
Serge Koussevitzky, Vol. 11 = Orchestral Works by CASADESUS, SIBELIUS, SCHUMANN – Yves St-Laurent Studio
The ever-volatile Serge Koussevitzky electrifies us with his fierce renditions of Sibelius and Schumann.
August 18, 2018/
Classical Reissue Reviews/
Egon Petri Plays BRAHMS: Violin Sonata; Viola Sonata; Rhapsodies and Ballades – with Joseph Szigeti, Samuel Lifschey – Pristine Audio
Producer Mark Obert-Thorn provides the complement to the recorded Petri Brahms legacy, 1937-1955. BRAHMS: Violin Sonata No. 3 in D …
August 12, 2018/
Classical Reissue Reviews/
Hans Rosbaud conducts MENDELSSOHN; WEBER – Southwest Radio Orchestra, Baden-Baden/ Hans Rosbaud – SWR Classics
SWR Classic issues a series of Hans Rosbaud vintage recordings, 1955-1962, of Romantic staples. Hans Rosbaud conducts = MENDELSSOHN: A …
August 7, 2018/
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Sir Dan Godfrey: A Sesquicentennial Salute – Bournemouth Municipal Orchestra/ Sir Dan Godfrey – Pristine Classical
For Godfrey’s 150th anniversary, Mark Obert-Thorn supplies us a generous bounty of classic recordings, immaculate in their restored sound. Sir …
July 25, 2018/
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Jascha Spivakovsky: Bach to Bloch, Volume VI – Jascha Spivakovsky, piano – Pristine Audio
The sixth volume in the Spivakovsky legacy adds virtuoso color to an already seamless stylistic presence. Jascha Spivakovsky: Bach to …
July 22, 2018/
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