Tag: Georg Solti
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Jewels of French Ballet
“The orchestra is on its toes, and Solti gets some exhilarating playing … Gounod’s unshakably popular dances for Goethe’s vision of a Witches’ Sabbath, is welcomed for excellent playing and sumptuous sound” “Karajan’s re-thinking that has gone into these makes them unusually exciting. Coppélia in particular sounds much better music than in most performances, and…
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La Fille Mal Gardée; Boutique Fantasque
“John Lanchbery’s score for La fille is one of the great ballet scores of the modern era – a creation to delight even those who do not normally care for ballet. (This recording) is of vintage Decca excellence…“Solti’s Boutique is high-powered and sounds marvellous…Put on the start of La Boutique Fantasque and leave it on…
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Lisa Della Casa sings Richard Strauss
“these classic performances made when della Casa was in her glorious prime, the voice glowing, creamy and ideally produced” -Gramophone
