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It’s not as if Bernstein didn’t finish his Sony Mahler […]
In light of Helicon’s recent live release of both Brahms piano concertos with soloist Rudolf Buchbinder, conductor Zubin Mehta, and the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, one
In and of themselves Rudolf Buchbinder’s live Brahms concerto collaborations with Zubin Mehta and the Israel Philharmonic stand out for superb execution, stylish power, and
These three works for violin and orchestra clearly demonstrate both the richness and diversity of styles among American composers, and Gidon Kremer’s advocacy of the
For reasons best known only to themselves, Universal has decided to re-release this disc containing the two best performances available of Bernstein’s Serenade and Songfest
Nikolaj Znaider reminds me a bit of Viktoria Mullova, in that his abundant technique always is placed in the service of a sober, musicianly approach
Boris Belkin doesn’t shy away one bit from the showier aspects of Paganini’s echt-virtuoso Violin Concerto No. 1. Indeed, he’s only too happy to indulge
István Kertesz was a pro when it came to this music, and even though the Israel Philharmonic in the early 1960s wasn’t the best of
One of the most reliable of conductors, Jean Martinon always can be counted on to treat “light” music with the same unfailing musical virtues of
Leonard Bernstein’s New York Philharmonic recordings offer an irresistible energy and rhythmic “swing”. On the other hand, these remakes have a lot going for them:
