Category: Recordings

This an intriguing two-disc DVD set. The primary disc is the opera itself, while the other disc is a film called ìAdieu Mozartî that tells us about the unique relationship Mozart had with the City of Prague.

The Spanish comical lyric genre of the zarzuela has long been considered the stepchild of opera.

The BBC Proms webcasts all of its performances, and many are available for extended periods through BBC Radio’s archives.

As evidence of Deutsche Grammophon’s proud status as a classical record label of the “old school,” there appears this CD document of a typical opera gala affair, from July of 2007 in Baden-Baden.

While a number of fine recordings of Gustav Mahlerís Eighth Symphony have been released in recent years, the prospect of a performance conducted by Pierre Boulez is attractive for many reasons.

The large number of recordings of Bachís Mass in B minor predispose one to look for distinctions between them.

A typical film soundtrack today might not fill the length of a CD, while being padded with any pop music hits for which the producers would cough up the money…

The handsome face of tenor Juan Diego Florez naturally gets the cover of his latest CD, and his arguably unusually slim physique is on view too: on the inside cover of the booklet, on both the interior and rear of the jewel case, and on the back of the booklet.

Many an anthology of Puccini’s “greatest hits” has found its way to market, and many more will follow this latest from Decca, Puccini Gold.