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Coates: British Light Music, Vol. 4 (CD review)
Music of Eric Coates. Kenneth Edge, saxophone; Andrew Penny, Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra. Naxos 8.555194.By John J. PuccioNaxos originally recorded this album in 1993 and at the time released it in their full-priced Marco Polo line. Now, in 2022, they have rereleased it as part of their regular Naxos line-up, which, ironically, used to be their budget series but is now pretty much full price. Whatever, it’s good to have it back.English composer Eric Coates (1886-1957) may not be as well known today as he was in the first half of the twentieth century, where people often referred to him as the “king of light music.” Nevertheless, many of his compositions remain popular today, not the least of which is “By the Sleepy Lagoon,” which has been the signature tune of BBC Radio’s “Desert Island Discs” for the last eighty-odd years.Now, you might think it somewhat odd for a Slovakian orchestra […]
2020-03-08 09:15:00
Puccini - Tosca -Nelly Miricioiu - Naxos
Giacomo Puccini (1858 -1924) Nelly Miricioiu, Giorgio Lamberti, Silvano Carroli, Andrea Piccini Slovak Philharmonic Chorus Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra Bratislava dir: Alexander Rahbari Naxos (1990) 8.66001-2 DDD stereo 2 Cds [flac & cue, inlays, booklet & disc scans] Review: "Where the most popular operas are concerned, the problem of judicious comparative reviewing is troublesome enough already. In this area there is generally a 'classic' recording, though not everyone will agree on which it is. For many, certainly for me, the classic Tosca is de Sabata's 1953 recording (EMI), with Callas, di Stefano and Gobbi. Others prefer the later Callas recording with Pretre (also EMI) for its ampler stereo sound, or the superbly detailed and dramatic Karajan version on Decca (with Leontyne Price, di Stefano and Giuseppe Taddei), or, for a vocally flawless account of the title-role and conducting as […]
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2017-01-09 10:53:24
Death of a founding Slovak conductor, 88
Zdenek Machacek established a network of operetta and music theatre performances in his country in the 1950s, conducting the Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra Kosice and the Slovak Philharmonic. Czech born, he was leader of the second violins in the Brno Philharmonic until 1953, when he took up the baton.
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