Sony’s splendid new "Parsifal," under the leadership of out conductor Philippe Jordan, illuminates the largely interior drama in part by dropping the faux religiosity that has accrued to Wagner’s final opera.
The composer Louise Bertin was disabled. But as we listen to this Italian-language adaptation of Goethe’s classic, her personal circumstances take second place
Historically informed performance practice launched a new era in recorded repertoire, and the 1997 Gramophone Awards ceremony reached an audience of 2.5 million viewers on ITV
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