Ludwig Van Beethoven – 9 Symphonien (legendary Karajan’s, 1963)

Ludwig Van Beethoven – 9 SYmphonien (Herbert Von Karajan, 1963) Recorded at The Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin between December 1961 and November 1962. Coments: By general consensus, Herbert von Karajan’s first (1963) Beethoven cycle for Deutsche Grammophon is the best of the four (!) that he recorded. The Berlin Philharmonic was in top form, and they had [...]

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – 4 Horn & Bassoon Concertos

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – 4 Horn & Bassoon Concertos Recorded in New York on March & December, 1987. About these works: The Bassoon Concerto in B flat major (K. 191), written in 1774 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, is the most standard piece in the entire bassoon repertory. Nearly all professional bassoonists will perform the piece [...]

George Frideric Händel – L’Allegro, Il Penseroso Ed Il Moderato

George Frideric Händel – L’Allegro, Il Penseroso Ed Il Moderato Recorded in Paris in 2000. About this work: L’Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato (HWV 55) is a pastoral ode by George Frideric Handel based on the poetry of John Milton. Handel composed the work over the period of 19 January to 4 February 1740, [...]

Giuseppe Verdi – From La Scala: Don Carlo

Giuseppe Verdi – From La Scala: Don Carlo Recorded between July and September 1961. About this collection of operas from La Scala: Between 1960 and 1981, the music label Deutsche Grammophon recorded the eight greatest operas composed by Verdi at La Scala in Milan, the home of Italian operas. World’s leading singers and conductors were [...]

Joseph Haydn – L’Isola Disabitata (Eszterházy Opera Cycle)

Joseph Haydn -  L’Isola Disabitata Recorded at The Grand Salle, Epalinges, Switzerland on May 1977 About this Opera: L’isola disabitata (“The Desert Island”), Hob. 28/9, is an opera (azione teatrale in due parte) by Joseph Haydn, his tenth opera, written for the Eszterházy court and premiered December 6, 1779. The libretto by Pietro Metastasio was [...]

Giuseppe Verdi – From La Scala. Un Ballo In Maschera

Giuseppe Verdi – From La Scala. Un Ballo In Maschera Recorded in 1961. About this collection of operas from La Scala: Between 1960 and 1981, the music label Deutsche Grammophon recorded the eight greatest operas composed by Verdi at La Scala in Milan, the home of Italian operas. World’s leading singers and conductors were involved [...]