I seem to be posting Verdi baritones lately. Here is yet another one - Rolando Panerai. He had a large, beautiful, supple voice that had a brownish tint, like polished...
Read MoreRenato Bruson had a huge voice. It was velvety and richly expressive and transported audiences into the depths of the characters' struggles and triumphs. Listen for the expressiveness, the legato,...
Read MoreComposed in 1803, this sonata is one of the works initiating Beethoven’s middle period of boldly heroic work. There was a new violinist in Vienna that spring, and Beethoven’s patron...
Read MoreThis is a famous piece by the composer Béla Bartók. Bartók provided this summary of the piece: “The general mood of the work represents, apart from the jesting second movement,...
Read MoreI originally made a posting about Mario Filippeschi in 2023. I am posting him again with different selections. I think that he is worth hearing again. Mario Filippeschi was a...
Read MoreShura Cherkassky was a remarkable pianist. He had an extraordinary number of colors at this disposal. When speaking of pianists the word "colors" is often used. It refers to the...
Read MoreGoltz was a great Wagnerian voice. She was one of the most famous high dramatic sopranos of her time, and today, she is mostly forgotten. She was well known for...
Read MoreGiuseppe Taddei was an important baritone in the post war period. He had a resonant sound and could move the voice. He also had a remarkably long career, singing well...
Read MoreI decided to redo my posting of Gino Bechi because I found a duet with him and Giacomo Lauri-Volpi. Lauri-Volpi was a great Italian tenor. Gino Bechi was a Verdi...
Read MorePiero Cappuccilli was considered one of the finest baritones of his generation. He was enormously admired within the field of opera for his rich, and abundant voice, fine vocal technique,...
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