In the league table of 2013 composer anniversary CD box sets, Wagner and Britten seem to have taken an early lead, with poor old Verdi languishing below in third. There was nothing in the coveted pre-Christmas release slot, but of course now nobody's got any money left the digital tributes are coming thick and fast. The 4kg box-busting behemoth is Verdi: The Complete Works , which Decca proudly boast is "the first ever complete collection of Verdi’s entire compositional output." For £134 y [...]
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