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Emil Gilels plays Schumann, Brahms & Chopin
Abbotsholme Arts Society, Staffordshire, 22 March 1979
Emil Gilels (piano)
The pianist endows these pieces with dignified maturity and a sense of poetry...the performances complement those studio accounts by reflecting Gilels's palpable engagement and desire to communicate... — More…
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Gennadi Rozhdestvensky conducts Tchaikovsky, Mussorgsky & Prokofiev
David Wilson-Johnson (bass-baritone)
BBCSO, BBC Singers, BBC Symphony Chorus & BBCSO, Gennadi Rozhdestvensky
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Hartmut Haenchen conducts Mahler Symphonies Nos. 1 & 8
Rita Cullis, Angela Maria Blasi, Ofelia Sala (soprano), Reinhild Runkel, Catherine Keen (mezzo-soprano), Glenn Winslade (tenor), John Bröcheler (baritone) & Kurt Rydl (Bass)
Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra, National Choir of the Ukraine ‘Dumka’, Ukrainian Radio Choir & Dresden Philharmonic...
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Menuhin’s Mozart performances are warm-toned and full of feeling... This is a fine interpretation — More…
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Sir John Barbirolli conducts Sibelius, Schubert & Britten
Saal 1, Funkhaus, Cologne, 7 February 1969
with Gerald English (tenor) & Hermann Baumann (horn)
Kölner Rundfunk-Sinfonie Orchester, Sir John Barbirolli
We don't think of Barbirolli as specially associated with Britten's music...His response to the Serenade for tenor, horn and strings's range of sounds and moods is memorable nonetheless...Sibelius's... — More…
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Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2
Arthur Rubinstein (piano)
Kölner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester, Christoph von Dohnányi
The Chopin items are chaste and tender perfection, every phrase caressed and yet totally without self-indulgence; and the Falla Ritual Fire Dance is a thrillingly unbridled encore. — More…
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Sir Adrian Boult conducts Brahms & Mendelssohn
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult
Vintage Boult performances recorded at the Proms. The Brahms has tremendous forward momentum, while the Mendelssohn exudes virtuosity. — More…
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Quartetto Italiano
Royal Festival Hall, London, 22 February 1965
Quartetto Italiano: Paolo Borciani (violin I), Elisa Pegreffi (violin II), Piero Farulli (viola) & Franco Rossi (cello)
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Emil Gilels plays Tchaikovsky & Beethoven
Emil Gilels (piano)
Hallé Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli, Kirill Kondrashin
Breathtaking pianism from Gilels: Tchaikovsky's Concerto No. 2 is titanic and tender by turns, and his opening phrase of Beethoven Four is near-miraculous. Ropey sound quality, but worth it. — More…
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Gennadi Rozhdestvensky conducts Mahler
Bela Dekany (violin), Teresa Cahill (soprano), Dame Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano), Robert Tear (tenor) & Gwynne Howell (bass)
BBC Symphony Orchestra, with BBC Symphony Chorus & BBC Singers, Gennadi Rozhdestvensky
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