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Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 35, 36, 38, 39, 40, 41 (Herbert von Karajan; Berlin Philharmonic; Angel, 3 LPs; $5.98 each). Six testaments to the delectable creations in which Mozart not only prophesied the symphonic era that followed him but very nearly said the last word on the subject. Von Karajan's distinctive blend of rich phrase and richer orchestral sonority customarily works well. But this time he seems surprisingly nonchalant. His drowsy Jupiter, for instance, might better be called Saturn. The best set of these symphonies remains Otto Klemperer's (also on An gel), and- for crisp, detail-laden...
Penderecki: The Devils of Loudon (Philips, 2 LPs; $11.96). Focusing his threnodies and oratorios on man's worst moments (Hiroshima, Auschwitz, to name but two), Poland's Krzysztof Penderecki has emerged in recent years as the Hieronymus. Bosch of contemporary music. Here, in his first opera, he examines the nightmarish moods surrounding the torture and execution (at the stake) of a falsely accused 17th century French provincial priest. Penderecki's lurid vision of hell on earth rivals Berg's Wozzeck and Lulu. Splendidly performed by the Hamburg State Opera, Devils is clearly the operatic record...
Mahler: Symphony No. 3 (Nonesuch, 2 LPs; $5.96). Every Mahlerian worth his Knaben Wunderhorn knows the name and work of Kiev-born Conductor lascha Horenstein. Nearly two decades ago, Vox Records issued his performances of the Mahler First and Ninth, and they are still unsurpassed for their particular blend of pathos and playfulness. Recently, Horenstein, 73, has begun recording regularly again with the London Symphony Orchestra and has now produced a lofty version of Mahler's hymn to nature that is more than a match for the honored interpretations by Leonard Bernstein, Erich Leinsdorf and Rafael Kubelik...
...Complete Symphonies of Haydn Volume I (Nos. 65-72) .Volume II (Nos. 57-64) (London Stereo Treasury, 4 LPs each; $11.92 a set). Many a record company has set out, intending to offer Haydn's complete this or that, only to founder along the way. With 88 more symphonies to go, London deserves approval and support. In these largely unknown middle-period symphonies played by Antal Dorati and the Philharmonia Hungarica, Haydn's mind is always fascinating to follow, even though he is not yet the sovereign master of symphonic repartee revealed in later works like the Oxford...
...styles (folk, country, pop). As a singer, she can be dusky and down-home simple in One More Time, or full of poised wisdom in her top-20 single That's the Way I've Always Heard It Should Be. >Linda Ronstadt, 25, has had two Capitol LPs out in less than a year. Born in Tucson, Ariz., she is basically a country-rock stylist. Her musical interests (Cajun and mariachi among them) are broad, and she can somehow get as much kick into singing a slow blues number as into a wailing rock version of Wayne Raney...