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On December 28th, 1941, Dimitri Mitropoulos led the New York Philharmonic in a concert commemorating the music of Busoni, with whom the Greek conductor studied
This Flute, recorded in l950, though shorn of all dialogue, is still a contender. Herbert von Karajan’s touch is light and airy, but he also
Wilhelm Backhaus was 83 years young when he committed this outstanding Brahms Second Concerto to disc in 1967 (the Mozart dates from 12 years earlier).
What? Another Don Giovanni? With an almost unknown cast, orchestra, and conductor (about whom we are told absolutely nothing in the accompanying Italian-only libretto)? Is
This live performance of Mozart’s great Cosi fan tutte adds little to our love and/or understanding of the opera. The l949 sound is mediocre, and
The present concertos were among the highlights of Alfred Brendel’s mid-1970s Mozart cycle. His remakes, if anything, are even better. Brendel, to be sure, does
This second volume of Clara Haskil’s Legacy on Tahra includes parts of a previously unpublished recital given at the Edinburgh Festival on August 23, 1957.
The world has no shortage of live recitals from Emil Gilels, but this outing from the 1972 Salzburg Festival is one of the best: His
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
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
