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Mahler's Symphony No5 came to the general public through the fil "Death in Venice". It is a large scale work which needs to show the full range of emotional feeling that Mahler put into it. To my mind, there are only two recordings that do it justice. The ...
Advantages: Great music is always an advantage... Disadvantages: Great music don't have it
Gustav Mahler has written 10 Symphonies that represent a huge musical, human and cultural adventure.
Great conductor, only lately has been what is: a big composer.
Cultured man, always busy, even though with one he greets unsteady, he has succeeded ...
Advantages: Smooth voiced protagonists, nice sound Disadvantages: Slightly tame Escamillo, maybe lacking in some french style
Arguably the best recording of Carmen in the past 30 years. Teresa Berganza has a smooth and warm voice here, rather darker than Victoria de los Angeles (Thomas Beecham conducts, EMI) but smoother and lighter than Maria Callas (Georges Pretre conducts, EM ...
operalover2000 04.04.2008 ·Read full review
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Review of Bizet: Carmen
Advantages: A brilliant guide to opera for iniatiates and established fans alike Disadvantages: Book may have too many pages for it's size (see it, you'll know what I mean) but dont let that put you off
I've never been much of a fan of opera. Like most classical music it often suffers from giving the impression of being overlong, bombastic, pretentious and something that only "posh" people listen to. The cost of tickets to most performances especially Co ...
mikeydred 12.03.2001 ·Read full review
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Review of A to Z of Opera
Advantages: best time of you lifetoo tired Disadvantages: to tired to leave
...the way that was many years ago my husband introduced me to the rocky horror picture show by Richard o brian, my reaction at first what am i watching ,then we watched it again i began to love.
Then there was a knock at my door with m ...
