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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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Elgar: Symphony No. 1 & In the South
Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Antonio Pappano
Pappano is nothing if not dynamic and wholehearted in his approach to this wonderful piece…the swagger of the Italians can be irresistible and the euphoric close of the symphony elicits a suitably... — More…
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The Legend of the Butterfly Lovers
Yi-Jia Susanne Hou (violin)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, John Nelson
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Dvořák: Symphony No. 8, Beethoven: Prometheus Overture & Strauss: Tod und Verklärung
Münchner Philharmoniker, Rudolf Kempe
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Every bar of Chopin's Third Ballade is illuminated by his stylistic luxuriance and audacity (try the tumultuous rush and glitter in the final bars) and even when almost engulfed by his own virtuosity,... — More…
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Herbert von Karajan conducts Bruckner & Mozart
Royal Festival Hall, London, 6 April 1962
Wiener Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
These mono tapes from the Music Preserved collection held at the University of York still fizz with the excitement of that evening 50 years on, the last movement of Mozart's "Jupiter" breathtaking... — More…
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The music benefits from that all-important sense of live engagement...the only reason I was reminded that these are 'old' recordings was through the quality of the performances: love then or... — More…
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Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli plays Mozart Piano Concertos
Ludwigsburg Festival, 11 July 1956
Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (piano)
Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR, Antoine de Bavier
These concert recordings from the 1956 Ludwigsburg Festival show a supreme pianistic technician at the peak of his powers. More rewardingly and valuably still, they reveal a quality of the 36-year-old... — More…
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