Opera by Walter Braunfels “The Birds” from Aristophanes. Being staged in 2009 in LA Opera’s Recovered Voices program.

Features Friedrich Schorr (Bonnie’s dream Ring pick) as The Wanderer.

Siegfried Rapp performs piano concertos for the left hand by Martinu, Prokofiev and Nowka with two different orchestras. Out of print, but available on used on Amazon.

Maurizio Pollini, pianist. Claudio Abbado conducting the Chicago Symphony. The Anda recording is rightly renowned, but John finds this Pollini recording especially brilliant.

One of many complete recordings of Bartok quartets. Click the photo to see info on this album and then do a search for “bartok string quartets” and it’s a fair bet your favorite string quartet has recorded them.

Friedrich Schorr was a noted Wotan of the 30s and 40s. This recording features highlights from Die Meistersinger, The Flying Dutchman and a heart-rending Wotan’s Farewell.