

Here are more Juilliard Quartet rarities plucked by Testament from the too-long-neglected treasure-trove of RCA’s back catalog. These stereo recordings were made in RCA’s studios

As First Prize winner in the 2005 International Frédéric Chopin Piano Competition, Rafal Blechacz follows in a line distinguished by the likes of Yundi Li,

Jean-Pierre Armengaud concludes his generally mediocre Debussy cycle with some of the choppiest, gawky, inelegant, and prosaic performances of the Études I’ve ever heard from

Pinchas Zukerman dispatches Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto with his customary confidence, bright tone, and polished execution. He makes his instrument sing in the long-spun melodies and

Pierre Monteux’s Debussy disc makes a welcome return to the catalog in this Eloquence reissue. The original 1960s Decca recordings sound quite well for their

Pianists who write about their approach to performance practice usually say one thing and then do another, like Bennett Lerner. He has played and taught

All the recordings here come from various live John Browning recitals that took place between 1950 and 1964. Despite inevitable variation in sound quality from

For digital clarity and sparkle, Noriko Ogawa holds her own among numerous competing artists who’ve recorded Debussy’s Preludes Book 2. She plays best when the

Since his first-place victory in the 1987 International Naumburg Competition, pianist Anton Nel has maintained a busy career divided between performing and teaching, and he

Although the Kontarsky brothers largely earned their reputation for extraordinary performances of post-war avant-garde fare by Boulez, Stockhausen, and the like, they are absolutely stunning
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