One of the greatest and most revolutionary composers of the nineteenth century, Richard Wagner transformed the realm of musical drama. Years before his towering successes of the Ring Cycle, Tristan u

Though its popularity has sadly diminished over the years, up to about the middle of the last century Martha was one of the most frequently performed operas on the German stage -- largely owing to th

Spread over nine CDs, this release represents a treasure trove of works by Dvorák, dedicated to and featuring the best of his orchestral music. The composer stands as the most popular of the Czech na

As with many of the works composed during the same period, Schubert's Lazarus -- essentially a sacred stage work rather than an oratorio -- remains unfinished, with Act 2's burial never completed and

Hans Pfitzner’s musical legend Palestrina was first performed during the height of the First World War, a period when sensitive minds such as Pfitzner’s felt uneasy about the cultural scene of bourge