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At Georg Solti’s 80th birthday party in London in 1992, Decca executives gave the vital and vigorous conductor a nifty new bicycle and announced plans
This justly famous 1955 recording has not lost its power to impress. Erich Kleiber’s leadership is golden–witty and warm, with plenty of breathing space for
Vladimir Ashkenazy may be in his early 60s, but if these Shostakovich Preludes and Fugues are any indication, his mind and fingers have been dipping
The big news here is supposed to be that this is the first recording of the “new critical edition” of this opera, with no fewer
George Szell owned the Brahms concerto. He recorded it three times in stereo, with Leon Fleischer, Rudolph Serkin, and in this version with Clifford Curzon.
Here’s a welcome newcomer to CD. Solti’s remarkable collection of Russian favorites really benefits from this excellent remastering–and the performances are as exciting as it
