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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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Géza Anda plays Tchaikovsky & Brahms
Géza Anda (piano)
Kölner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester, Otto Klemperer, Sir Georg Solti
Although almost sixty years old these two works are heard in reasonably good sound with the Brahms having the slight edge. They will be required listening for those who, like myself, are Anda... — More…
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Wolf, H: Italienisches Liederbuch
Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano), John Shirley-Quirk (baritone) & Steuart Bedford (piano)
no typical Italianisches Liederbuch, this. Neither Janet Baker nor John Shirley-Quirk was particularly known for this repertoire - though they've both so convincing that one can't guess why...I... — More…
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Emil Gilels plays Brahms, Debussy & Prokofiev
Emil Gilels (piano)
Kolner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester, Mario Rossi
The characteristics of the [Brahms] performance are nobility and breadth...Despite the existence of the Jochum, this Rossi-conducted performance is still a worthwhile acquisition for Gilels... — More…
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Evgeny Svetlanov conducts Stravinsky & Tchaikovsky
BBC Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, Evgeny Svetlanov
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Cherubini: Medea
Maria Callas (Medea), Jon Vickers (Giasone), Fiorenza Cossotto (Neris), Nicola Zaccaria (Creonte), Joan Carlyle (Glauce), Mary Wells (First Maidservant), Elizabeth Rust (Second Maidservant) & David Allen (Captain of the Guard)
The Covent Garden Opera Chorus & Orchestra, Nicola Rescigno
[This version] would have small claims to be authentic...What is authentic is the passion and intensity that Callas brings to would become one of her greatest roles...The supporting cast is... — More…
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Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38
Dame Janet Baker (The Angel), John Shirley Quirk (The Priest & The Angel of the agony) & Peter Pears (Gerontius)
London Philharmonic Orchestra & Choir, Sir Adrian Boult
Boult’s handling of the Prelude, and his masterly accompaniment – especially to Janet Baker’s radiant final benediction – is so beautiful, so magisterial in its intensity, that it feels as though... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2016, DVD of the Month
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Not only is it a privilege to witness a seasoned outfit playing with such opulent tone, unbounded musicality and selfless application, the dynamic yet ever watchful Solti directs proceedings... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, February 2013, DVD of the Month
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Munch was noted for his performances of French music and the [Franck] is treasure indeed...searing, warm-blooded and slightly brisker than Monteux's benchmark recording made the same year with... — More…
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Gramophone Awards, 2011, Shortlisted - DVD Performance
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David Oistrakh plays Bach, Mozart & Brahms
Igor Oistrakh (violin) & David Oistrakh (violin), Igor Oistrakh (violin) & David Oistrakh (viola), David Oistrakh (violin)
English Chamber Orchestra, Moscow Philharmonic, Colin Davis, Yehudi Menuhin, Kirill Kondrashin
you'd be hard-pressed to find a more unanimous pair of soloists [in the Bach] than the Oistrakhs. The camerawork allows us to see them in action with little distraction, and phrasing, dynamics... — More…
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Gramophone Awards, 2011, Shortlisted - DVD Performance
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