An extraordinary take on the Purcell ode by Sofia Preobrazhenskaya, recorded in Leningrad in 1959.
Beautiful in quite unexpected ways.
The post Dido laments in Russian appeared first on Slippedisc.
Dido laments in Russian
Blog
You might be interested in …
REPOST: Fear No More: Brindley Sherratt’s remarkable disc
The recent Göttedämmung at the Royal Festival Hall was due to feature Brindley Sherratt as Hagen. It was not to be (although there was a luxury stand-in); in compensation, we have this remarkable disc for […]
NY Phil is close to naming new boss
We hear the orchestra will ppresent its next CEO before the month is out. The key factor for the seach committee has been to recruit someone who has the trust of incoming director Gustavo Dudamel. […]
The anniversary that failed
From the last Lebrecht Album of the Week for 2024: What’s the point in having a centenary if it doesn’t restore a reputation? A hundred years have passed since the German-Italian Busoni died in Berlin […]
Latest Posts
