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Mindru Katz (1925-78) is not a name familiar to most piano buffs. It ought to be. Romanian-born, Katz studied with Florica Musicescu, who also taught
Eduard van Beinum’s recorded legacy is probably less appreciated at present than it should be, due in part to its general unavailability worldwide, but also
The period from 1945 to 1960 was a critical one in the history of the (Royal) Concertgebouw Orchestra, for this was the time that Eduard
The concerto for two pianos started life in 1933 as a work for one piano and orchestra. Feeling the huge orchestra somewhat overbalanced one soloist,
This CD might sadly point the way to what we can expect from RCA now that its classical division has been folded into the “RCA
The late Julius Katchen took to the Romantic piano concerto repertoire as if all the war-horses in this two-disc set were written especially for him.
Recordings are more than simply sonic approximations of a live musical performance. Often, they are historic documents in and of themselves and their value is
This disc is a lot of fun, even if the music is somewhat uneven in quality. The main offering, José Serebrier’s Partita (subtitled Symphony No.
As so often happens in the classical music business, a work may go unrecorded for years, and then suddenly show up in multiple versions. In
The major news for collectors is this first official CD release of Artur Schnabel’s 1942 recordings of the Beethoven Op. 109 and Op. 111 Sonatas.
