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Magnificent Singing.

itsbrian | Oregon | 04/09/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is a justifiably famous recording.
The sound, when released over thirty years ago, was breathtaking.
On CD it is, if anything, even more so today.A few may find the iterpretation by Kertesz to be a bit too refined. I don't. He stresses Bartok's traditional roots while never losing sight of his 20th Century core.And the singing! Christa Ludwig and Walter Berry at the absolute pinnacles of their respective monumental vocal and dramatic powers.There can be no doubt this is the best sung recording of Bartok's masterpiece ever committed to record."

Berry and Ludwig are wonderful

itsbrian | 02/15/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"There isn't a more satisfying recording of this opera for me than this; the sound is great, Berry and Ludwig are electric (Ludwig's simply fabulous)."