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Deutsche Grammophon’s original-image-bit-processing renders this material in more impactive, detailed sound than previous CD issues. Granted, we glean more subtlties of color, touch, and pedaling
Lorin Maazel drapes Schubert’s early symphonies with the full weight and tone of the Berlin Philharmonic, adding a degree of substantiality to what are essentially
Recorded in concert in the bright acoustic of the Chapelle historique du Bon-Pasteur in Montréal, Canada, this fine Schubertian program presents Swiss pianist Frank Lévy
Not surprisingly, Volume 2 of Frank Lévy’s Schubertian survey, recorded in the same place (this time without audience) and on the same Fazioli piano, comes
András Schiff’s Wanderer Fantasy gives us a kinder, gentler Schubert than the intense, driven composer of Sviatoslav Richter’s classic EMI recording. Richter is full of
The Belgian pianist Arthur De Greef (1862-1940) studied with Franz Liszt, and enjoyed the endorsement of Saint-Saëns and Grieg. De Greef’s 1927 HMV recording of
Clara Haskil’s Salzburg recital from August 8, 1957, is familiar from the pianist’s Philips studio versions–but these live traversals are preferable. Haskil’s sonority, for one,
These are very romantic, traditional Schubert performances, but none the worse for that. Herbert Blomstedt takes the Fifth Symphony at comfortable tempos throughout, emphasizing the
Here’s an unexpected and most welcome entry in Decca’s Legendary Performances series. Clifford Curzon was a card-carrying perfectionist who broached recording with the enthusiasm of
Germany has a strong tradition of male ensemble and chorus singing that was strengthened in Schubert’s time by the growth of informal music making, in
