New box-sets: Beethoven from Barenboim, Arrau and Klemperer, plus Irmgard Seefried Edition

Rob Cowan
Thursday, April 17, 2025

Rob Cowan on a bumper Beethoven crop and the voice of a seraphic soprano

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