Cecelia Bartoli. Leo Nucci, Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna (Giuseppe Patane, cond.) - Rossini: The Barber of Seville (1988)
To be honest, I've never listened much opera. But my journey through 1001 Classical Recordings has placed a lot of it in my path. Mozart's works are masterful but Rossini is just a hell of a lot of fun. This mostly Italian cast bounces out of my speakers, propelled by the energetic interpretation of Giuseppe Patane who is lively but never over the top.
Andrew Robson ~ Bearing the Bell: The Hymns of Thomas Tallis (2008)
Why must axolotl look for albums that feature saxophones in cathedrals and churches and continue to foist them on the now-suspecting MG community? I don't know, either.
I do love that w-i-d-e Capitol stereo spacing. This album gave us true stereo mixes of the songs from "A Hard Days Night" that appeared in mono and fake stereo on the United Artists soundtrack.
A baker's dozen from the legendary Texas steel player, including fiddle by Boddy Flores and guest vocals from Johnny Bush and Justin Trevino. His grasp of emotion was on a par with Buddy Emmons. So it's no surprise whose instruments Dicky used.