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Tchaik Quartets

Victor Carr Jr

The St. Lawrence Quartet lavishes on Tchaikovsky the kind of polished musicianship, care, and depth of feeling that brings to mind the Quartet Italiano’s lovingly

Tosca – Gheorghiu, Pappano – EMI C

Robert Levine

This is the soundtrack to a motion picture version of Tosca to be released soon; as a CD version, it can stand handsomely and proudly

Chopin Etudes Gavrilov/EMI C

Jed Distler

Today’s lesson in Classical CD Marketing Madness 101: In 1997 EMI reissued Andrei Gavrilov’s 1988 Chopin Etudes in its budget Red Line series, with the

Bach Goldberg Variations/Kipnis/EMI/ C

Jed Distler

At long last, EMI issues Igor Kipnis’ Goldberg Variations for the first time on CD. You probably haven’t noticed it in the stores; or else

Jansons Shostakovich C

Victor Carr Jr

Mariss Jansons’ slowly evolving Shostakovich symphony cycle reaches a high point with this spectacular live performance of the Eighth. Jansons leads his players in a

VENGEROV & VIRTUOSI

Victor Carr Jr

The latest disc from Maxim Vengerov offers some refreshingly “lite” listening. Each selection was arranged for Virtuosi (an ensemble consisting of 11 violins) by its

Saint-Saens Animal Organs

Victor Carr Jr

This is another “big hall” recording of Saint-Saëns’ Organ Symphony that attempts to capture all the tremendous sonic energy of the music in one acoustic.

Dvorák Cello Concerto by Slava

David Hurwitz

This is the dullest of all of Rostropovich’s umpteen recordings of the Dvorák. The fault is Giulini’s. My god, he’s boring! He trudges through the

puccini mass emi C

Dan Davis

Although these are mere chips from the master’s workshop, insatiable Puccini fans will want every scrap they can get. To those not so addicted, the

Mozart Wind Conc

Victor Carr Jr

This release functions more as a showcase for the assorted soloists’ talents than a presentation of Mozart’s music. The artists in question give highly accomplished