Saturday Classics - Rob's Gold Standard

Rob Cowan mines the archive for great recordings, forgotten musical heroes and repertory adventures

This week, conductor Rene Leibowitz sends Faust on a whirling dance routine, Conchita Supervia proves the most alluring Carmen ever and Rafael Kubelik conducts Karl Amadeus Hartmann's fiercely intense Second Symphony.

Published on Saturday, 2nd April 2016.

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