Praga
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Warm and attentive readings of Mendelssohn's early chamber works. — More…
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Nikolaï Golovanov conducts Tchaikovsky
Ludmilla Legistayeva (mezzo) & Daniel Damianov (baritone)
Moscow Radio Symphony Soloists & Choir, Nikolaï Golovanov
Archive recordings of Nikolai Golovanov. The mono sound is grainy, the performances combustible, with jerky tempo changes and sometimes scrappy playing. Variable, but interesting. — More…
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L'Arte della Variazione
Paganini & Beyond - Critics' choice
Arthur Rubinstein (piano)
RIAS-Sinfonieorchester, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Ferenc Fricsay, Fritz Reiner
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Rimsky-Korsakov: String Sextet, Quintet for piano and winds & Scheherezade
Pavel Hula, Milos Cerny (violins), Zbynek Padourek (viola), Václav Bernásek (cello), Josef Kluson (viola), Michal Kanka (cello), Ivan Klánsky (piano), Hugh Maguire (violin)
Prague Wind Quintet: Jan Riedlbauch (flute), Vlastimil Mares (clarinet), Milos Wichterle (bassoon), Vladimira Klánská...
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Mstislav Rostropovich: A Romantic Portrait
Mstislav Rostropovich (cello)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, USSR State Symphony Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult, Gennady Rozhdestvensky
two of Mstislav Rostropovich’s best concerto recordings … his control of dynamics is supreme. — More…
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A Tribute to Rafael Kubelík
Julia Hamari (soprano), Rose Wagermann (mezzo), David Rendall (tenor), Grace Hoffmann (contralto), Herta Töpper (mezzo) & Inge Borkh (soprano), Herbert Schachtschneider (tenor), Kieth Engen (baritone)
Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks & Symphonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Rafael...
Kubelik was a great Mahlerian, and for specialists his two-part Das klagende Lied is a significant addition to the discography. For others, the off-air recording may be unappealing. — More…
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Strains of Caledonia
David Oistrakh (violin)
Cleveland Orchestra, State Symphony Orchestra of USSR Moscow, New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Georg Szell, Leonard Bernstein
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