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Three-fourths of this collection stems from a radio broadcast dating around 1948, issued here for the first time. The engineering is unusually vibrant and colorful
APR has been devoting much effort on behalf of the late pianist Sergio Fiorentino’s recorded legacy, from live concerts taped in his final years to
The late Julius Katchen took to the Romantic piano concerto repertoire as if all the war-horses in this two-disc set were written especially for him.
Some consider this symphony to be Liszt’s masterpiece. It surely contains one of the most colorful families of leitmotifs in the orchestral repertoire. In fact,
In an interview with author David Dubal, Leon Fleisher declared William Kapell to be the greatest pianistic talent America had produced. Certainly recorded evidence testifies
Armenian-born Vardan Mamikonian is said to be building his career slowly and carefully, avoiding the rapid ascension and burn-out that afflicts so many of today’s
The lush sound of the Vienna Philharmonic strings make an enticing opening to Les Preludes. Zubin Mehta is an ardent admirer of this music, but
The pieces included on this CD–Volume 1 of Liszt’s complete works for piano and orchestra–have been rather neglected by performers and record labels alike. This
Successful lieder singing–that is, the kind that makes listeners want to keep listening–is one of the more difficult musical/artistic undertakings. No sets and costumes, no
In the early days of stereo, RCA released an all-Liszt LP by Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops that has remained in my memory as
