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These live Beethoven performances can be subtitled “A Tale of Two Toscaninis”. At first hearing, this 1942 New York Philharmonic broadcast transcription of the Triple
Franz Liszt viewed his solo piano transcriptions of the Beethoven Symphonies as a means to disseminate these works and make them accessible to the general
These ageless performances have been wonderfully remastered using 24-bit technology, which gives even more clarity, depth, and detail to the already excellent 1973-74 recordings. Itzhak
Naxos releases yet another excerpt from Toscanini’s 1939 Beethoven cycle. Unfortunately, this time the available sources sound murky and noisy. As a result, the NBC
While Wendy Carlos achieved international renown for her electronic Bach realizations, she maintains that her major creative breakthrough occurred via her score for Stanley Kubrick’s
This complete Toscanini/NBC Orchestra concert may be the high point of the conductor’s 1939 broadcast Beethoven cycle. The present transfer stems from excellent “inside” source
Myra Hess made surprisingly few commercial recordings for a pianist of her international stature. She hated the process and felt that only two or three
As the Naxos Beethoven Quartet cycle heads toward completion, the Kodály Quartet turns in some of its finest playing to date. Particularly impressive in the
Radu Lupu’s 1973 recital devoted to these popular “name” sonatas boasts gorgeous, roomy sonics that have not dated one iota. The performances, though full of
American pianist Jeffrey Swann’s recording career is largely based in Europe, where his disntinguished Liszt recordings have garnered notable attention. He is an intelligent, stylish
