Welcome to our latest issue. We are delighted to welcome back Jon Tolansky, who shares a lifetime of memories in his “Encounters with Great Artists” retrospective, including some of the finest performers of the last half-century. From Sir Thomas Beecham to Sir Antonio Pappano, from Jon Vickers to Angela Gheorghiu, and many others (e.g., Richter, Stokowski, Muti, et al), we are given a front-row seat to musical history. Jon also shares with us his own background and training among the ranks of London’s orchestral players.
Although we had not intended to devote so much space to the Spanish tenor Antonio Cortis, he proved to be such an interesting, yet somewhat forgotten, figure that even three separate articles feel insufficient. In “Antonio Cortis · Il Piccolo Caruso” Richard W. Hornbeck introduces us to the Spanish tenor admired by no less than Enrico Caruso and Giacomo Lauri-Volpi, while in “Antonio Cortis · His Voice & Recordings” Nicholas E. Limansky offers further thoughts on his unique voice and recordings. Finally, we learn about another facet of his artistry in our “Performers as Composers” Department.…
Read more from the Editor’s Notes here.
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