West Hill Radio Archive
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Wagner: Tristan und Isolde: Act 2
Kirsten Flagstad (Isolde), Eyvind Laholm (Tristan), Enid Szántho (Brangäne) John Gurney (King Marke), Daniel Harris (Kurwenal, Melot)
New York Philharmonic, John Barbirolli
Barbirolli and the NY Phil respond enthusiastically to the music’s erotic excitement. The other roles are decently sung — Tristan by the Swedish-American Eyvind Laholm — but the glory is Flagstad’s. — More…
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Sviatoslav Richter’s Boston Debut
first release of the complete concert from the original broadcast tapes
Sviatoslav Richter (piano)
Boston Symphony Orchestra, Charles Munch
Richter and his accompanists are elegant and airy as well as noble, with the pianist offering a curtailed version of the longest cadenza option. The slow movement has a rapt, meditative quality... — More…
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Richter plays Liszt
From 1958-61 live concerts in Moscow & Budapest
Sviatoslov Richter (piano)
Hungarian State Orchestra, János Ferencsik
Richter in his prime and at his best, excelling in music not central to his repertoire. Could even Liszt play better? It seems unlikely. Superb booklet notes. — More…
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This WHRA set is a splendid one. The sound quality is good while the documentation is fully up to the label’s usually high standards. As for the music-making, well the quality of that is quite... — More…
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Verdi: Il Trovatore
Stella Roman (Leonora), Leonard Warren (Il Conte di Luna), Margaret Harshaw (Azucena), Jussi Björling (Manrico), Giacomo Vaghi (Ferrando), Lodovico Oliviero (Ruiz), Inge Manski (Ines) & John Baker (gypsy)
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus, Emil Cooper
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Claudio Arrau and The Romantics
Claudio Arrau (piano), recorded 31st May 1962 in Cologne, recorded 9th March 1960 in Munich
North German Radio Symphony Orchestra, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Rafael Kubelik, Massimo Pradella
Impassioned, full-bodied playing in the Chopin, though the piano and orchestra sound far apart. — More…
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Pierre Monteux in Boston
Previously Unissued Performances
Leon Fleisher (piano)
Boston Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Monteux
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Arrau with Szell: Live from Carnegie Hall
Claudio Arrau (piano)
Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra, George Szell
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Wagner: Tristan und Isolde
Lauritz Melchior, Kirsten Flagstad, Friedrich Schorr, Karin Branzell, Ludwig Hofmann
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Chorus, Artur Bodanzky
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Ruth Posselt: Legendary Concerto Performances
Ruth Posselt (violin) Allan Sly (piano)
Florida State Chamber Orchestra, Harvard-Radcliff Orchestra, Springfield Symphony Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Serge Koussevitzky, Russell Stanger, Richard Burgin
3 CDs
$39.50