
Here’s an absolutely wonderful collection of masterpieces for piano and […]
First the bad news: Rubinstein’s last Beethoven concerto cycle, with
No timbral difference distinguishes RCA’s SACD of Arthur Rubinstein’s 1961 Chopin E minor concerto recording from the label’s most recent transfer in its complete Rubinstein
The best thing about this Elgar Panorama is that it restores Leonard Bernstein’s colorful–and controversial–Enigma Variations to the catalog. From the day it was released
This 1967 Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto is more or less contemporaneous with Itzhak Perlman’s other recording made with Erich Leinsdorf and the Boston Symphony (type Q7689
Fans of the Roger Wagner Chorale will especially welcome this reissue of the group’s 1961 Respighi/Monteverdi recording, presented in exceptionally clear-sounding transfers from the two-
These performances were recently available separately on RCA Living Stereo CDs, and their reappearance on one mid-priced disc is certainly welcome. Heifetz’s legendary singing tone,
Pierre Fournier’s accounts of the Lalo and Saint-Saëns cello concertos never have been surpassed in their elegance, musicality, naturalness of phrasing, and sense of logic.
There can be no argument that Jascha Heifetz was one of the world’s greatest violin virtuosos. Unfortunately, all of these performances, originally available on separate