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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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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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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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Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 & Symphony No. 6
Sviatoslav Richter (piano)
Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, Yevgeny Mravinsky
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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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Brahms Piano Quintet & Clarinet Quintet
Rudolf Serkin (piano), David Oppenheim (clarinet)
Budapest Quartet
Seriously rugged, ruggedly serious Brahms from the Budapest String Quartet and friends. Serkin is magnificent in the Piano Quintet, but it is Oppenheim playing the Clarinet quintet who shines. — More…
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