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This is an odd choice of repertoire to represent Adrian Boult in EMI’s new Great Artists of the Century Series. Throughout his later career, Boult’s
This live Brahms B-flat concerto stands out for its swift tempos, headlong pacing, and forwardly balanced winds that allow the textural and symphonic elaboration of
This new LSO Live release is the first installment in a projected Brahms Symphony cycle, making it the third such undertaking by Bernard Haitink on
The title and repertoire suggest a kind of modified Piano’s Greatest Hits with Garrick Ohlsson at the keyboard. It’s only when you break the shrink-wrap
Born in 1863, Felix Weingartner succeeded Mahler as head of the Vienna State Opera and enjoyed a three-decade-long relationship with the Vienna Philharmonic in addition
Hermann Scherchen always could be counted on to deliver exciting if idiosyncratic performances of music ranging from the Baroque to the avant-garde of his day.
This pairing of two of the most popular violin concertos played in concert by one of the last century’s greatest violinists will be a mandatory
Arnaldo Cohen takes a centrist route through the Schumann Fantasia, paying heed to its ardent impulses while at the same time keeping basic tempos steady
It’s a strange fact that conductors very well known for other kinds of music written in a very different style often do quite well by
Wilhelm Backhaus’ 1939 Brahms Second Concerto remains one of this oft-recorded work’s discographic high-points. The pianist negotiates each and every one of the composer’s cruel
