Classical Reissue Reviews Articles

Herbert von Karajan – The Early Lucerne Years, 1952-1957 – Audite

A stellar compendium of the beginning of von Karajan’s post-war career

Recommended for all connoisseurs of Sibelius discographies

Stellar re-mastering of historic recordings by Melodiya.

Historic renderings of music from France

MOZART: Violin Concerto No. 5 "Turkish"; BEETHOVEN: ; Egmont Overture – David Oistrakh, violin/ Lev Oborin, piano/...

Boult and the BBC Symphony: the pre-war recordings, Vol. 2 – WEBER; MENDELSSOHN; BERLIOZ; AUBER; NICOLAI; CHOPIN;...

Walter Gmeindl = J.C. BACH; WAGENSEIL; HAYDN; TELEMANN; L. MOZART: HOEFFER; STAMITZ – Berlin State Orchestra; Berlin...

Gershwin: Rhapsody In Blue/An American In Paris - Leonard Bernstein At The Piano And Conducting - Columbia Masterworks...

TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64; Francesca da Rimini, Op. 32; Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74...

Black Swans = Black Classical Music Performers, 1918-1944 – Parnassus PACD 96067 79:00 [www.parnassusrecords.com]...

Jean Doyen plays CHOPIN, LISZT and Music of France, 1930-1943 – Jean Doyen, piano – APR 6030 (2 CDs), TT: 2 hours 26...

Quartetto Italiano: Complete RIAS Recordings = DONIZETTI: String Quartet No. 7 in F minor; CHERUBINI: String Quartet...

Artur Rodzinski: Complete Chicago Symphony Recordings = WAGNER: Tristan und Isolde: Prelude, Act I; Prelude, Act III;...

SIBELIUS: Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47; R. STRAUSS: Symphonia Domestica, Op. 53 – Ruggiero Ricci, violin/ Boston...

Jascha Spivakovsky: Bach to Bloch, Vol. 8 = Works for solo piano by BEETHOVEN; SCHUMANN; CHOPIN; GLUCK; BRAHMS; LISZT...

MAHLER: Symphony No. 5 in C-sharp Minor – Barry Tuckwell, French horn solo/ London Symphony Orchestra/ Jascha...