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This very fine Tchaikovsky First Piano Concerto will come as a surprise to those who view Arcadi Volodos merely as a barn-storming virtuoso with few
This recording recently appeared in a Decca Trio collection of the complete Rachmaninov Piano Concertos (type Q6237 in Search Reviews), but it’s good to have
Rachmaninov’s Chopin Variations finds Konstantin Scherbakov operating at the top of his estimable form. The pianist never flags in the face of the music’s orchestrally
Fans of the great Polish contralto/mezzo Ewa Podles should race to get this CD. Her voice is remarkable: dark, rich, huge, multifaceted in its expressivity,
Recorded as part of EMI’s Martha Argerich Project at the 2002 Lugano Festival, these impulsive performances may not enjoy Argerich’s participation, but she surely would
Here’s a sure-fire recipe for a disc destined to languish in your local CD emporium’s “piano collection” bin–ignored, un-bought. The ingredients: small label, unknown pianist,
The Franck is a transcription of his well-known violin sonata, and while the cello version brings richer, darker timbres, it loses the sense of unaffected
Riccardo Muti’s 1977 recording of Ivan the Terrible still gives you the chills. The deep and panoramic sound perfectly suits both the score’s graphic, visual
This music doesn’t exactly suffer from catalog underexposure, yet Lise de la Salle’s clear, direct, and musically sound performances are worth your attention. Pedaling sparingly,
Owain Arwel Hughes’ Rachmaninov First is a marked improvement over his recording of Symphony No. 3 (type Q5500 in Search Reviews). What was tepid and
