The ‘Superhuman’ Voice of Pauline Viardot
Pauline Garcia Viardot (1821-1910) was one of the 19th century’s most versatile and influential opera stars. In his…
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The Elite Half Hundred of 2014 (Part 1)
THE ELITE HALF HUNDRED OF 2014 (PART 1)--Numbers 1-25 of our half hundred best albums of 2014, excluding…
An Empress On the Forgotten Paths of Russian Song
Venturing down forgotten paths of Russian song on her new album, ST PETERSBURG, Empress of Song CECILIA BARTOLI…
2013’s Elite Half-Hundred – Part I
Selections 1-25 of the 2013 Elite Half Hundred include THE BENEDICTINES OF MARY, QUEEN OF APOSTLES, STEEP CANYON…
Melody and Drama from a Baroque Master
As part of CECILIA BARTOLI's Steffani Project, I BAROCCHISTI, under the direction of DIEGO FASOLIS, has recorded 'a…
Steffani’s ‘Stabat Mater’: Sophistication, Beauty & Originality
A new recording of Steffai's STABAT MATER is a triumph not only for CECILIA BARTOLI and conductor DIEGO…
The 2012 Album of the Year Trifecta & The 2012 Elite Half Hundred
The Method to Our Madness: Why we picked three recordings as Album of the Year, and the unveiling…
‘Mission’ Possible: Cecilia Bartoli Rules the Classical Roost
With Mission, her acclaimed new album of Agostino Steffani songs, CECILIA BARTOLI is not only getting the best…
‘Mission’ Accomplished
On her vaunted new album, Mission, CECILIA BARTOLI (this is her--really, it is) fashions the music of Agostino…