Deutsche Grammophon
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Wagner: Tannhäuser
Plácido Domingo (Tannhauser), Cheryl Studer (Elisabeth), Agnes Baltsa (Venus), Matti Salminen (Landgraf), Andreas Schmidt (Wolfram)
Chorus of Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Philharmonia Orchestra, Giuseppe Sinopoli
Domingo's Tannhäuser is a success in almost every respect. He evokes the erotic passion of the Venusberg scene and brings to it just the right touch of nervous energy. This is boldly contrasted... —
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Dvorak - Slavonic Dances, Overtures & Symphonic Poems
RecommendedSymphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Rafael Kubelik
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Building a Library, October 2010, First Choice
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Richard Strauss Dirigiert Richard Strauss
RecommendedPlacidus Morasch (Violin), Georg Kniestedt (Violin), Karl Reitz (Viola), Enrico Mainardi (Cello)
Bayerisches Staatsopernorchester, Berliner Staatskapelle, Berliner Philharmoniker, Bavarian State Orchestra, Bayerisches Staatsorchester, Richard Strauss
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Building a Library, October 2019, Also Recommended
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These performances do full justice to Brahms’s unique bridge of Classical and Romantic expression. They are gorgeously played, by turns fiercely dramatic and songful as required, and masterfully... —
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Gramophone Magazine, October 2022, Reissue/Archie Issue of the Month
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Wagner: Parsifal
RecommendedJames King (Parsifal), Gwyneth Jones (Kundry), Thomas Stewart (Amfortas), Franz Crass (Gurnemanz), Donald McIntyre (Klingsor), Karl Ridderbusch (Titurel)
Chor und Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele, Pierre Boulez
Boulez refuses to wallow, but there's no lack of depth or profundity. He is aided by some fine singers...A fabulous, luminous recording of Wagner's final opera. —
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Presto Favourites, Recommended Recording
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Verdi: Don Carlos (Five-act French version)
RecommendedKatia Ricciarelli (Elisabeth), Lucia Valentini Terrani (Eboli), Plácido Domingo (Carlos), Leo Nucci (Rodrigue), Ruggero Raimondi (Philippe II), Nicolai Ghiaurov (Le Grand Inquisiteur), Nikita Storojew (Un Moine), Ann Murray (Thibault), Tibère Raffalli (Le Compte de Lerme), Antonio Savastano (Un Hérault...
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Presto Greatest Recordings of the 1980s
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Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15, etc.
Wilhelm Kempff (piano)
Berliner Philharmoniker, Paul van Kempen
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2026, 100 Greatest Recordings
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Sokolov’s manner in Haydn is pointed and detaché, which recalls a harpsichord, but his use of rubato is Romantic, and his dynamic shading takes advantage of the piano’s capacities. This amalgam... —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Solo Instrument
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