This is a satisfying recording that could have been even better than it is. The first problem is the duration. Forty-seven minutes is small value for...
Some very fine singers have little desire to seek international careers. They’re typically highly appreciated at home, gifted with the security of long contracts and the...
Obviously aimed to fans of Jane Austen’s classic novels, this disc offers mildly pleasant but decidedly slender musical fare—five solo piano pieces and 16 songs drawn...
This was recorded in 1967 at the peak of Régine Crespin’s considerable powers, and became a much-loved LP among vocal collectors. For some reason, it has...
Since this disc with Australian soprano Cheryl Barker is a tribute to her teacher, Dame Joan Hammond, first a word about that singer. Little known in...
This is a well-crafted recital disc by a very good singer and with interesting material not often performed. It was recorded in 2004 and previously released...
Among the more than dozen top-flight Soviet operatic tenors whose careers coincided in the 1940s through the 1960s, two were especial favorites at the prestigious Bolshoi:...
