
These performances from David Zinman’s final quintet of seasons with the Baltimore Symphony are clearly intended to show off their now-departed Music Director in mainstream
There’s little doubt that William Kapell, who died in a plane crash in 1953, was a great pianist. BMG honored his achievements a few years
With this entertaining and unusual CD, Frederic Chiu completes his admirable survey of the piano works of Prokofiev. Although the disc may have the appearance
Just as he lived his brief life on the edge, French pianist Samson François (1924-1970) brought unbridled passion, big technique, and a restless, creative mind
Sviatoslav Richter’s London debut at Royal Festival Hall in 1961 was broadcast by the BBC, and is included here in its entirety, along with material
Matti Raekallio recorded a sensational set of the complete Prokofiev piano sonatas (recently reissued in a convenient boxed set), and this newly prepared disc forms
The CD booklet cover claims that this disc contains Prokofiev’s Fourth Symphony plus the suite from the ballet The Prodigal Son. This isn’t true. The
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
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