Arias by Mozart, Schubert, Beethoven & Wagner: Kaufmann/Mahler CO/Abbado | CD review

(Decca)Discs of operatic arias seem to be ­proliferating at the moment, almost ­certainly because studio recordings of complete operas have become so expensive. But no other compilation that has crossed my path comes within striking distance of this collection taken from German-language stage works. Jonas Kaufmann is the tenor of the moment, winning plaudits wherever he appears, and the tracks here demonstrate how all the praise heaped upon him is justified. Kaufmann has already sung these...

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