Unfortunately, though highly regarded, Respighi is a composer who is today remembered for very little of his comparatively large output. In keeping with that tradition, this disc features two of his most representative and often-heard works: the Pines of Rome and the Fountains of Rome. Fortunately, though, the album is rounded out by a gorgeous ...
Charles Mackerras turns in a fleet and elegant performance of Die Zauberflöte with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra & Chorus. Barbara Hendricks is especially good as Pamina, singing with radiant and regal tone. Jerry Hadley's tenor is not the most sensual instrument, but he sings with passion and musicality. As the Queen of the Night, June Anderson ...
Michael Gandolfi's 67-minute The Garden of Cosmic Speculation is stylistically all over the place (not that that's a bad thing), but it takes its inspiration from a single source, a sprawling sculptural garden of the same name created (primarily) by American architect Charles Jencks in the hills of Scotland. Gandolfi depicts various elements of ...
Charles Mackerras turns in a fleet and elegant performance of Die Zauberflöte with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra & Chorus. Barbara Hendricks is especially good as Pamina, singing with radiant and regal tone. Jerry Hadley's tenor is not the most sensual instrument, but he sings with passion and musicality. As the Queen of the Night, June Anderson ...
Michael Gandolfi's 67-minute The Garden of Cosmic Speculation is stylistically all over the place (not that that's a bad thing), but it takes its inspiration from a single source, a sprawling sculptural garden of the same name created (primarily) by American architect Charles Jencks in the hills of Scotland. Gandolfi depicts various elements of ...
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