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Emil Gilels’ 1972 Brahms B-flat Concerto significantly differs from the pianist’s hard driving 1958 Chicago recording with Reiner. Tempos are slower, while the pianism stresses
Disc one begins with crown jewels from Wilhelm Kempff’s early-1950s Beethoven sonata cycle, played with gentle flair, stylish bite, and caressing micro-nuances. The pianist’s more
Sviatoslav Richter’s unusually broad tempo for the Rachmaninov Concerto’s opening movement may raise a few eyebrows, yet it allows for an insidious transition into the
Anyone who still harbors doubts about the Martha Argerich phenomenon should buy this sensational overview of her finest solo DG recordings. Pianistically, Argerich can do
Otto Klemperer’s Brahms cycle is one of the two or three best ever recorded, and there isn’t a dud in the lot, though this performance
Byron Janis was at his height in the late 1950s and early 1960s, when these splendid performances were recorded. His coiled virtuosity and imaginative yet
