Some hope

Top recordings in 1997 show classical music has a future | Terry Yount

Gramophone magazine annually lists its choices of the top recordings of the year. The list is based on the British magazine's survey of critically acclaimed releases over the past 12 months. This year Gramophone celebrated opera, naming EMI's release of Puccini's La Rondine as best recording overall. The two-CD album brings new life to a weaker Puccini offering in the operetta tradition. Its success lies partly in the husband-and-wife team of Angela Gheorghiu (soprano) and Roberto Alagna (tenor), whose fresh voices arrest Puccini fans anew.

Vocal music continues to top the list, with best solo vocal recording by German soprano Christine Schaefer singing Schumann with English pianist Graham Johnson. Among the winners of special awards is That's Entertainment Records' two-CD release of My Fair Lady-not just highlights, but incidental music and linking dialogue.

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