Word: vox
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Beethoven: Concerto No. 4 (Guiomar Novaes, piano, with the Vienna Symphony Orchestra, Otto Klemperer conducting; Vox, 2 sides LP). Even those who prefer the old Schnabel versions will have to concede that Madame Novaes, a pianist in the same grand tradition, has something to say. Recording: somewhat harsh...
Berlioz: The Childhood of Christ (soloists of the Paris Opera, the Raymond St. Paul Chorus, Paris Conservatoire Orchestra, Andre Cluytens conducting; Vox, 4 sides LP). This interesting and exciting work reveals another facet of the ebullient Berlioz-tenderness without bombast. Performance: good. Recording: fair...
Mahler: Symphony No. 2 (Ilona Stein-gruber, soprano; Hilde Rb'ssi-Majdan, alto; the Akademie Chamber Chorus and the Vienna Symphony Orchestra, Otto Klemperer conducting; Vox, 4 sides LP). The first of Mahler's king-sized symphonies, the "Resurrection" has moments of power and reverent beauty, and more traces of form than his later ones. The performance is good, the recording harsh...
...book during the reading of the indictment and during the prosecutor's withering, 50-minute speech, which the gallery loudly cheered. Then cheers turned to jeers as Arnulfo Arias stood up to speak. Making no defense against the charges, he left his case up to the people. "Vox populi," he said, "vox Dei" From the packed gallery came the voice of the people...
Mozart: Concerto in B Flat, K. 595 (Andor Foldes, pianist, with the Pro Musica Orchestra, Arthur Goldschmidt conducting; Vox, 2 sides LP). The last of Mozart's two dozen piano concertos, written in the year of his death (1791). Pianist Foldes plays it cleanly and with restraint. The orchestra is not quite so considerate. Recording: good...