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Review – Bernarda Fink sings Mahler Lieder

Bernarda Fink sings Mahler Lieder Bernarda Fink mezzo-soprano Anthony Spiri piano Gustav Mahler-Ensemble Tonkünstler-Orchester Niederösterreich Andrés Orozoco-Estrada Harmonia Mundi HMC 902173 Though born in Argentina, Bernarda Fink is of Slovenian extraction and her husband (a diplomat rather than another musician) is Austrian, so perhaps one can infer a special spiritual connection with Mahler: after all, [...] Continue Reading

Review – Handel Tamerlano – Xavier Sabata

The seemingly inexhaustible Handel opera bandwagon continues to roll with this new recording of Tamerlano. A collaboration between French label Naïve and the production company of Vienna-based countertenor Max Emanuel Cenčić, it is timed to coincide with the recent launch – at the opera house of the Palace of Versailles, no less – of a [...] Continue Reading