Discover why Mozart is the world's most popular composer in this glorious selection of highlights on two discs, performed by some of the foremost interpreters of his music. Almost every genre is represented, so if you are only familiar with one area of the great Wolfgang's output, this is an ideal way to explore others. Highlights from the operas include sopranos Renée Fleming and Anne Sofie von ...
Manufacturer: Decca
It's tempting to say "this is a justly legendary disc, made when the gods seemed to be smiling upon all concerned. Go and buy it". However, that would be shirking the more analytical aspects of a reviewer's duties. So why should you buy it? Mozart's horn concertos are the first great essays in the medium, and even within the four you can trace a clear development in terms of sophistication and ...
Manufacturer: Great Recordings of the Century
Manufacturer: Virgin Classics
Manufacturer: London
Manufacturer: Encore
Manufacturer: Philips
This two-CD set of works by Britten and Walton is truly the stuff of legend. Set down over two sessions in May and October 1944, this, the first recording of Britten's glorious Serenade, enshrines a wholly cherishable document. With the composer himself wielding the baton, a sublimely articulate contribution from that doyen of horn-players Dennis Brain, and the youthful Peter Pears' tenor voice ...
Manufacturer: Universal Classics
