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Although Sergei Rachmaninov considered himself first and foremost a composer, the last two decades of his life found him knee-deep in his “second career” as
Eugene Ormandy made some outstanding recordings at the end of his career for EMI. One was Sibelius’ Four Legends, and another was a disc containing
First the good news: Alicia de Larrocha gives a luminous and moving account of Rachmaninov’s Second Piano Concerto in this 1972 recording. The pianist’s robust
Muti’s Philharmonia Tchaikovsky cycle on balance remains the best available, probably the best thus far recorded. It has everything: passion, intensity, razor-sharp discipline, and excitement
The Bells is the bright spot in Charles Dutoit’s otherwise lackluster Rachmaninov Symphony cycle for Decca. Here he conducts with a welcome alacrity, enlivening rhythms
According to an anecdote in Harold C. Schonberg’s Vladimir Horowitz biography, George Szell called Tchaikovsky’s First Piano Concerto “a piece of s…”–and perhaps that’s true,
These performances are stunning, among the finest from Riccardo Muti’s Philadelphia career. Seldom has “The Death of Tybalt” from Prokofiev’s Romeo & Juliet Suite No.
Rudolf Serkin’s gaunt tone and impassioned phrasing, along with Eugene Ormandy’s robust, alert support, have long distinguished this 1964 recording of Schumann’s A minor concerto
I have to begin this review on a personal note. When I was 14 or 15 I had the good fortune to witness the premiere
What’s not to like? Here we have one of Eugene Ormandy’s classic accounts of the Nutcracker Suite, followed by a transcription for the Modern Mandolin
