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Most of Vladimir Horowitz’s 1975-82 recordings for RCA Victor stem from live, edited performances. By contrast, this previously unissued November 16, 1975 Carnegie Hall concert
Vladimir Ashkenazy’s way with the Rachmaninov Second Piano Concerto noticeably mellowed in the years between his blistering 1963 premiere recording on Decca with Kirill Kondrashin
Given the general excellence of Bernd Glemser’s Rachmaninov concerto cycle with Antoni Wit on Naxos, the pianist’s serious-minded affinity for the solo works on this
This release was a mistake. Audite is an excellent, quality-conscious label with jealously guarded audiophile credentials. In a crowded field (even the Caprice enjoys several
Judging from this CD’s cover photo, the Korean-born Canadian pianist Wonny Song looks as young as he sounds, at least in Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an
Australian pianist Scott Davie specializes in Russian music and is something of a scholar. He devotes portions of his booklet notes to the proper English
This disc was recorded in 2004, just before Reference Recordings was inadvertently swallowed up in the Dorian Distribution Debacle, and it’s very heartening to see
Two Jorge Bolets existed. One was the reserved elder statesman who appeared in studio recordings; the other was a virtuoso firebrand who came alive in
This disc duplicates Testament SBT 1029, save for the addition of an extra Shostakovich Prelude and Fugue (No. 24) for filler’s sake. Collectors who missed
Even in a less crowded Rachmaninov concerto market than today’s, these brisk, assured, yet interpretively lightweight performances would have faced superior competition. The C minor
