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For a pianist purported to be microphone-shy it’s ironic how many of Sviatoslav Richter’s greatest recordings emanated from the studio. His fabled 1961 Liszt Concertos
David Oistrakh, proclaims the cover in both English and Cyrillic, followed by “The Essential”. Lest the unsuspecting prospective listener think this two-disc set is a
These live broadcast concerto performances from Sviatoslav Richter’s 1961 London debut concerts have circulated on numerous independent labels. None of these, however, sounds as good
Yevgeny Mravinsky’s long relationship with Shostakovich’s Fifth began with his conducting its world premiere on November 21, 1937. Shortly after he was appointed music director
These celebrated performances from 1963 clearly benefit from the new 96kHz/24-bit remastering. The piano sounds softer, yet with more presence than ever. With its extreme
Until recently Mahler’s music was marginal rather than central to the repertoire of Russian orchestras. With that in mind, you might regard Kirill Kondrashin’s live
Doremi continues to mine rare postwar Melodiya bounty, launching a series devoted to Emil Gilels. His 1947 Beethoven Third is the first of his six
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
