CLASSICAL
SCHUMANN: FANTASIESTÜCKE, OP. 12; DAVIDSBÜNDLERTÄNZE, OP. 6 (Columbia). A notable recording debut by a lyric virtuoso of the piano, Murray Perahia, 26.
WAGNER: PARSIFAL (London, 5 LPs); BEETHOVEN: NINTH SYMPHONY (London, 2 LPs). Two grand conducting achievements by the liege of the American orchestral scene, Sir Georg Solti.
BERLIOZ: LA DAMNATION DE FAUST (Philips, 3 LPs). Conductor Colin Davis' exemplary latest chapter in the resurrection of Hector Berlioz.
BRAHMS: COMPLETE STRING QUARTETS, OP. 51, NOS. 1 AND 2, OP. 67 (RCA, 2 LPs). Another impressive disc debut, this one by the Cleveland Quartet.
PURCELL: THE FAIRY QUEEN (London, 2 LPs). One...
