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Eugene Ormandy made some outstanding recordings at the end of his career for EMI. One was Sibelius’ Four Legends, and another was a disc containing
Géza Anda (1921-1976) has received considerable posthumous attention on disc. The bulk of his 1950s EMI catalog is available on Testament, while DG reissued his
Here’s a true story: A couple of decades ago I took a date to an opera performance at the MET. Sitting next to me was
Fans of Annie Fischer will want this disc for her elegant interpretation of Bartók’s Third Concerto. Despite the wooden tone of her piano, and the
Three concertos, three orchestras, three soloists, one conductor–an interesting concept, and it works. These are very fine performances by any standard. The First Concerto at
Listeners seeking a broad stylistic representation of Bartók’s solo piano works in solidly played, well-recorded performances on one budget-priced disc will gain satisfaction from this
Hungaroton’s first SACD release is a knockout! Zoltán Kocsis, already acclaimed as perhaps the finest Bartók pianist alive, proves equally adept as a conductor. Indeed,
Leopold Stokowski leads a vibrant and colorful Bartók Concerto for Orchestra, emphasizing the work’s dramatic impetus while highlighting the music’s atmospheric contrasts, particularly so in
Originally issued by Music and Arts, Diane Walsh’s 1990 recital devoted to four pianistic pillars from the first half of the 20th century receives a
Midori’s Bartók Violin Concerto No. 2 hails from early in her performing career when the very fact that the teenage violinist met the work’s daunting
