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Ozawa; Seiji
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Prokofiev & Ravel: Piano concertos/Li
Yundi Li turns in a scorching performance of Prokofiev’s most exciting piano concerto. In the first movement not even monster banger Alexander Toradze throws off…
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Messiaen: Turangalila/Ozawa
This is the recording that introduced most of us “over 40s” to Messiaen’s masterpiece, and its domestic appearance on CD is long overdue. Seiji Ozawa…
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NEW YEAR’S CONCERT 2002
Certainly one of the most impressive SACD multichannel productions coming from Philips thus far, this recording of an excellent concert really does capture the sense…
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Bruckner: Symphony No. 7/Ozawa SACD
Seiji Ozawa is often at his interpretive best when he records with the Saito Kinen Orchestra. But this festival ensemble normally stays together for less…
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Rachmaninov: Piano ctos 1 & 2/Zimerman
Every new recording by Krystian Zimerman is something of an event, so it’s sobering to realize that these two performances, recorded in 1997 and 2000…
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Tchaikovsky/Rachmaninov: Piano works/Volodos
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…
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Beethoven: Piano concerto & Symphony No. 5/Serkin/Ozawa
When this recording first appeared in the 1980s, it was notable for its unprecedented realism in reproducing the sound of the Boston Symphony. Telarc made…
