So I am really going back in time with this posting. Leo Slezak was a distinguished Czech operatic tenor, celebrated for his powerful and expressive voice. Slezak was born on...
Read MoreI was not familiar with this violin sonata, but upon listening to it, I decided to post it. Other than it being one of Mozart's famous works, I was delighted...
Read MoreClara Petrella is another singer whom I didn't know. I found her by perusing the Internet. She had an enormous voice, with something like an explosion of sound occurring when...
Read MoreThis was a beautiful voice. I discovered Carosio as I have discovered many singers - just by browsing the internet. She was the most famous bel canto soprano of her...
Read MoreThis singer was a real treat for me to post about. I did not know him before listening to him on youtube. Traxel was a heldentenor who could also sing...
Read MoreI haven't posted anything by Tebaldi in a long time, and so I decided to bring her back for an encore. Here is a copy of the orignial posting made...
Read MoreI am only giving one aria for this tenor. I think that that is sufficient to have a gist of what he sounded like. This is a heldentenor (a heroic...
Read MoreJean Cox was an American heldentenor who spent most of his career in Europe. He spent 10 years at Bayreuth, which is the holy of holies for Wagnerian singing. He...
Read MoreI ordered this CD , thinking, "how can I go wrong? Toscanini and the Westminster Choir?" I have to say that I was overwhelmed by this beauty of this recording. ...
Read MoreThis is a recording of Rachmaninoff's Vespers, sometimes called the All-Night-Vigil. It is an a capella piece for choir, and it is sublime. This is the Sveshnikov recording, discussed below. ...
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