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The original 1924 Ferde Grofé arrangement of Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue for Paul Whiteman’s jazz band has been recorded before, most convincingly by Michael Tilson
Decca originally programmed and issued Vladimir Ashkenazy’s 1974-84 complete solo Chopin survey on LP in reverse chronological order of composition (more or less), apart from
This album uses the term “discoveries” rather loosely, especially as it applies to the Piano Concerto No. 3 in E minor, for which the third
I concluded my review of Nikita Magaloff’s 1954 Chopin B minor sonata remastered via Decca’s short-lived Heritage Reissue series (type Q8255 in Search Reviews) with
The works featured in Alfred Brendel’s orchestral and solo “farewell” concerts respectively held in Vienna and Hanover in December, 2008 offer repertoire already available in
Available again through Arkivmusic.com’s valuable on-demand reissue program, this indispensable 1991 release imaginatively pairs Shostakovich’s Op. 34 Preludes with Alkan’s lesser-known yet equally quirky Op.
If you are a fan of great, florid singing and/or Cecilia Bartoli, this remarkable set is both self-recommending and beyond criticism. It is devoted to
Schubert’s piano duets were designed for the home and not necessarily the concert hall, yet why not have an audience present to share in the
These performances represent one of the unchallenged peaks in the history of French song on disc. Since the day they were issued in 1963, Régine
This terrifically-cast and conducted Carmen goes to the top of the list, which is saying a great deal given the quality of the competition: Julia
