I’d heard rumblings about this recording a few months ago. Andrew Rose makes it official — and issues it! I’m not a huge fan of Toscanini, but this recording is particularly excellent (Carlos Païta is IMNSHO Toscanini’s only competition in this work).
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Verdi on the beach
The Inky‘s David Patrick Stearns reports on an unlikely performance of the Verdi Requiem in New Jersey. I’d add that the Great Auditorium in Ocean Grove also sports one of the most interesting and impressive sounding organs on the East Coast. (Hat tip: Elliott Forrest.)