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Australian Decca has released eight double-CD sets featuring Julius Katchen in his complete recorded repertoire. Volume One is given over to most of the late
The Eroica Quartet steps bravely into the hotly contested Beethoven arena with a disc of what are arguably the composer’s three most characteristic and popular
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
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
David Oistrakh, proclaims the cover in both English and Cyrillic, followed by “The Essential”. Lest the unsuspecting prospective listener think this two-disc set is a
Beethoven’s E-flat major Piano Trio Op. 70 No. 2 is undervalued compared to its immediate predecessor (the popular D major “Ghost” Trio Op. 70 No.
Should a superior source ever turn up of Bruno Walter’s 1948 New York Philharmonic broadcast performance of Beethoven’s Missa solemnis (a work he never recorded
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,
Naxos embarks on a cycle devoted to violinist Fritz Kreisler’s complete concerto recordings, and the verdict for Volume One is a big, ripe hosanna! The
At last, a first rate recording of song repertoire from Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven, three composers who are rarely even acknowledged for their contributions to
