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Elegance, warmth, and finesse–that’s what we have come to expect from the Leipzig String Quartet, and all of these qualities are in abundant supply on
Composer/conductor Virko Bailey has masterminded an extensive series of releases devoted to previously unissued concert recordings culled from Sviatoslav Richter’s concerts in Kiev. Volumes 1
Though the Arrau/Szeryng/Starker Beethoven Triple Concerto appeared on the heels of Karajan’s celebrated version with Oistrakh, Rostropovich, and Richter, it’s hardly an also-ran. In fact,
Henryk Szeryng and Ingrid Haebler present Beethoven’s Kreutzer Sonata as a work of great beauty and poise, with sinuous power brimming just beneath the surface.
At long last Decca reissues Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt’s Vienna Philharmonic Beethoven cycle from the 1960s in full, together with the conductor’s accounts of the concertos, featuring
Collectors of Sviatoslav Richter’s recordings won’t find “new” repertoire among the 1959/60 performances from Kiev issued here for the first time. On the other hand,
What a surprising disc this is! Péter Eötvös’ zeroPoints (yes, the spelling is correct) is another one of those puzzlingly-titled textural things that contemporary composers
The press material accompanying this release states, “Why should we produce the umpteenth recording of the Beethoven?” Indeed. And yet, I remember asking a similar
Joshua Bell’s fresh approach to these violin warhorses makes for an unexpectedly inviting listening experience. In the Mendelssohn he marries his bright tone to forthright
It seems that the promising young Borromeo Quartet may have finally found its footing. Formed in 1989 by a group of Curtis students, the quartet
