Orfeo
Wagner: Die Feen (Orfeo)
A very fine cast and excellent sound makes this a decent version of Wagner’s difficult first opera [MP]
Wagner: Das Liebesverbot (Orfeo)
A colourful Wagnerian romp with two outstanding interpreters among the large cast [MP]
Mozart: Zaide (Orfeo)
A very good cast in a version with more linking dialogue than on other recordings [MP]
Schumann: Symphony No. 1; Strauss: Sinfonia domestica (Orfeo)
(Déjà Review) Mitropoulos’ readings offer a must-hear, never less than fascinating experience [CC]
Orff: Prometheus (Orfeo)
A very original setting of the Aeschylus tragedy, declaimed and sung in Ancient Greek [RWe]
Egk: Columbus (Orfeo)
An operatic rarity returns to the catalogue, and remains a worthwhile encounter [PCG]
Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra (Orfeo)
(Déjà Review) Splendid performances that could hardly be bettered [IL]
Schubert & Mahler: Symphonies (Orfeo)
(Déjà Review) As a piece of history in sound I found these performances fascinating and very enjoyable [TD]
Carl Seemann (piano): The Orfeo Recordings (Orfeo)
Seemann’s live airings make a welcome return [SG]
Carl Seemann (piano) The Orfeo Recordings (Orfeo)
A 40th anniversary salute to a rather overlooked German pianist [JW]
Pfitzner: Das Christ-Elflein (Orfeo)
Probably the most recommendable of the three recordings of Pfitzner’s Christmas tear-jerker despite its drawbacks [PCG]
Szymanowski: Stabat Mater (Orfeo)
Penderecki’s Dies Irae is frighteningly powerful, but Szymanowski’s Stabat Mater is given an underwhelming performance [SW]
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