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Mravinsky in Prague
Prague Live recording 3/6/1955 Smetana Hall
Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, Yevgeny Mravinsky
Live radio recordings, in an erratically balanced mono, of a legendary team of orchestra and conductor: spick-and-span Beethoven and blisteringly thrilling Shostakovich. — More…
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Shostakovich: Three Last Works
Sergei Kopcak (bass)
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, Radio-TV USSR Symphony, Eduard Serov, Frantisek Vajnar, Arvid Jansons
you can hear the wonderful chamber sound of this late symphony where Shostakovich reinvents himself … a very decent recording. — More…
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Stravinsky: Works for Two pianos
on Bösendorfers (2-3, 8-15) Bernard Job, John-Patrick Millow, on Steinways (1, 4-7, 19) Vitya Vronsky & Viktor Babin (16-18) Alfons & Aloys Kontarsky, Vitya Vronsky & Viktor Babin
Stravinsky’s shrill, rhythmic energies are cast in new colours, with piano as glittering percussion instrument...This is a fascinating disc, full of riches. The sound is clear and vivid. — More…
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Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 & Shotakovich: Symphony No. 10
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan
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Janacek: Hospodine!
Slavonic Diary and Divine Services
Gabriela Benackova (soprano), Vera Soukupova (alto), Frantisek Livora (tenor), Karel Prusa (bass), Jan Hora (organ), Radoslav Kvapil (piano)
Czech Philharmonic Choir, Vaclav Neumann
This lean, incisive Glagolitic Mass from 1978 has an authentic tang, but the sound is dry and unflattering. The couplings are interesting, especially in the fervent tenor Miroslav Frydlewicz... — More…
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Shostakovich: The Pioneer (1921-1932)
Symphony Nos. 1-3 and other early works
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus, Prague Radio Symphony, Academic Symphony Orchestra of the Moscow Philahrmonic, Suk Quartet, Dolezal Quartet, London Symphony Orchestra, Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, Leningrad Chamber Orchestra, Jiri Kout, Igor Blazhkov,...
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Mozart & Weber: Clarinet Quintets
Pascal Moraguès (clarinet), Frank Braley (piano) & Vladimir Mendelssohn (viola)
Prazák Quartet
compelling … virtually self-recommending. — More…
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Brahms: Piano Concerto No.1, Variations on a theme by Handel
Claudio Arrau (piano)
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Rafael Kubelik
