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Victor de Sabata’s reputation is primarily that of a conductor who brought passion and exactitude to the theater. This is evident via his post-war live
Those unfamiliar with Beethoven’s Piano Concerto arrangement of his Violin Concerto should start with disc 2, where they’ll find much to fascinate. Beethoven was pretty
Artur Schnabel’s Beethoven sounds as bold, intelligent, and expressive today as it undoubtedly did when these timeless performances first appeared on 78s. Listen to the
Normally you’d expect a performance of the Beethoven Violin Concerto’s first movement lasting 27 minutes and nine seconds to be on the slow side. Timings,
Gerhard Taschner premiered Wolfgang Fortner’s (1907-87) Violin Concerto in 1947. Composed very much in the style of the times, it makes liberal use of neoclassicism
There’s no question of the greatness of Otto Klemperer’s Beethoven Fifth, and for many music listeners this mono recording remains his preferred version. Personally, I
Judging from these 1950 recordings (originally issued by Decca), the late Friedrich Gulda was as vital, stylish, and straightforward a Beethoven interpreter at the ripe
The Pražák’s attack these three Op. 18 Quartets with the same impetuous spirit they displayed in their Razumovsky set (see review Q3452). In contrast to
These 1983 live Beethoven Piano Concerto recordings relay a real sense of occasion. Brendel and Levine both exhibit high energy throughout all five works, from
Patricia McCarty and her pianist partner Martin Amlin make beautiful music together in their performance of Schubert’s “Arpeggione” sonata, here set for viola instead of
