Mascagni
Vaughan Williams’ Serenade to Music (Albion Records)
Another transfer of the 1938 Serenade to Music and miscellaneous songs from the 16 singers [JW]
Vaughan Williams’s Serenade to Music (Albion Records)
This important historical document must be judged on its own terms [JF]
Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana (Prospero)
The original version of Mascagni’s masterpiece unfortunately let down by singing that cannot do justice to the music or drama [MBu]
Verismo – Preludi e Intermezzi (Onyx)
A disk for all lovers of melodious music with substance; a happy mix, superbly played [GF]
Kathleen Parlow (violin): Complete Recordings (Biddulph)
A long overdue salute to an overlooked Auer student and a Canadian violinist of technical polish [JW]
Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) Mascagni is a powerful advocate of his own music – his fluid, dramatic reading is filled with moving moments and telling detail [FC]
Remembering Tebaldi (Pentatone)
A lovely recital presenting Melody Moore as a worthy inhabitant of the pantheon of the present generation of sopranos [GF]
Mascagni: L’amico Fritz (Dynamic)
A very good way to discover the attractions of Mascagni’s second opera [RWe]
Mascagni: L’amico Fritz (Dynamic)
The Pavarotti- Freni recording still reigns, but this newest version is a worthy competitor [GF]
Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana (CSO Resound)
The orchestral playing and the choral contributions are impressive; the final scene is as spine-chilling as ever [GF]
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