Kempe Mahler

Despite the virtues of Rudolf Kempe’s vibrant, persuasive 1965 BBC Mahler First, you have to wonder if its release will appeal to anyone other than

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Richter BBC

Sviatoslav Richter’s London debut at Royal Festival Hall in 1961 was broadcast by the BBC, and is included here in its entirety, along with material

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Stokowski conducts Berlioz

As impossible as it seems, orchestral wizard Leopold Stokowski neglected Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique throughout most of his long career. This 1968 live recording with the

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Curzon Boulez/BBC

Although these live concerto performances don’t add new repertoire to Clifford Curzon’s slender discography, they reveal an unfettered, spontaneous side to this sensitive artist that

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