Maurice Richter

A Cornucopia Of Great Verdi Singing: Les Introuvables Du Chant Verdien (Rarities Of Verdi Singing)

A cornucopia of great Verdi singing comes in a worthy eight CD package (at bargain price) from EMI (EMI 574 217-2).

A Cornucopia Of Great Verdi Singing: Les Introuvables Du Chant Verdien (Rarities Of Verdi Singing)

A cornucopia of great Verdi singing comes in a worthy eight CD package (at bargain price) from EMI (EMI 574 217-2).

The Hyperion Schubert Lieder Edition, Part Three

The thirty-seven volume Hyperion Schubert Lieder Edition, containing all of Schubert’s more than six hundred songs, is one of the great landmarks in the history of recording.

The Hyperion Schubert Lieder Edition, Part Three

The thirty-seven volume Hyperion Schubert Lieder Edition, containing all of Schubert’s more than six hundred songs, is one of the great landmarks in the history of recording.

The Hyperion Schubert Lieder Edition, Part Two

Here we continue with Volume 15.

The Hyperion Schubert Lieder Edition, Part Two

Here we continue with Volume 15.

The Hyperion Schubert Lieder Edition, Part One

In his Introduction to the project, Graham Johnson notes that Schubert, when collating his songs for publication, gave careful consideration to the building of a program.

The Hyperion Schubert Lieder Edition, Part One

In his Introduction to the project, Graham Johnson notes that Schubert, when collating his songs for publication, gave careful consideration to the building of a program.

The Complete Chamber Music of Poulenc

The music of Poulenc above all abounds in melody. It is music that is easily accessible and which, despite its twentieth century provenance, never calls into question the prevailing tonal-modal system.

The Complete Chamber Music of Poulenc

The music of Poulenc above all abounds in melody. It is music that is easily accessible and which, despite its twentieth century provenance, never calls into question the prevailing tonal-modal system.

J.S. Bach’s Goldberg Variations

The Goldberg Variations derive their name from the fourteen-year-old harpsichord prodigy Johann Gottlieb Goldberg who was commissioned by Bach’s often ill patron, Count Hermann Carl von Keyserlingk (who was also Goldberg’s teacher) to play to him during his frequent bouts of insomnia.

J.S. Bach’s Goldberg Variations

The Goldberg Variations derive their name from the fourteen-year-old harpsichord prodigy Johann Gottlieb Goldberg who was commissioned by Bach’s often ill patron, Count Hermann Carl von Keyserlingk (who was also Goldberg’s teacher) to play to him during his frequent bouts of insomnia.

A Well-Tempered Well-Tempered Clavier

The great cycle of forty-eight keyboard preludes and fugues that Bach created for didactic purposes in The Well-Tempered Clavier is one of the sublime monuments of Western art.

A Well-Tempered Well-Tempered Clavier

The great cycle of forty-eight keyboard preludes and fugues that Bach created for didactic purposes in The Well-Tempered Clavier is one of the sublime monuments of Western art.

The Hyperion Schumann Song Edition

The English label Hyperion… has released the first three volumes of a projected complete Schumann song edition.

The Hyperion Schumann Song Edition

The English label Hyperion… has released the first three volumes of a projected complete Schumann song edition.

The German Tradition — Three Great Sopranos

Lisa della Casa, Elisabeth Grümmer, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

The German Tradition — Three Great Sopranos

Lisa della Casa, Elisabeth Grümmer, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

The Art of French Song — Three Collections

The French art song or mélodie is quite different from the German lied.

The Art of French Song — Three Collections

The French art song or mélodie is quite different from the German lied.

A Cornucopia of Great German Singing From 1925 to 1947

As part of Deutsche Grammophon’s Centenary Collection comes a five CD set of Great Voices of the Early Years, with recordings dating from 1925 to 1947.

A Cornucopia of Great German Singing From 1925 to 1947

As part of Deutsche Grammophon’s Centenary Collection comes a five CD set of Great Voices of the Early Years, with recordings dating from 1925 to 1947.

Schubert Lieder on CD

Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven certainly composed some fine songs, but it remained for Schubert to achieve real perfection in a previously unattained unification of poetic text and music.

Schubert Lieder on CD

Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven certainly composed some fine songs, but it remained for Schubert to achieve real perfection in a previously unattained unification of poetic text and music.