BBC Radio Concert Cast, 2003 (Capriccio, 2CDs) Capriccio and the BBC left no manuscript unturned in reconstructing Kurt Weill's biggest Broadway flop, a 1945 operetta about Benvenuto Cellini, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin. The accompanying booklet describes in detail the quest for the right tempi, the full orchestrations (mostly by Weill, assisted by Ted Royal), … Continue reading The Firebrand of Florence →
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