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Presumably owing to his status as King of the Hill among violinists, every scrap of Jascha Heifetz’s huge recorded output is now on CD and
The burly, variegated, expressive terrain of Schumann’s F-sharp minor sonata provides a vast playground for Evgeni Kissin’s big technique and slightly antsy temperament. His penchant
This disc probably will appeal less to fans of Caruso than to admirers of Pringles and airbrushed photos. As with their “Caruso 2000”, the folks
Richard Stoltzman’s continuing exploration of the clarinet repertoire has yielded some uniquely enjoyable concerto recordings for RCA, of which the current issue is just the
We all know this: debut albums come and go; young wizard violinists who for the most part all sound alike come and go; and certainly
Eduardo Mata’s RCA disc distinguishes itself even among the many fine Ravel recordings currently available. A natural Ravelian, Mata conducts these marvelous scores with affecting
News of Günter Wand’s death arrived while listening to this release. While Wand certainly was one of the greatest conductors of the standard German repertoire
RCA’s new mid-price reissue series sensibly couples James Levine’s two Chicago Symphony Dvorák recordings on one disc. The Seventh is a rarity for the Chicagoans
Busoni’s transcription of the Bach Toccata, Adagio and Fugue BWV 564 largely brings out the best in Evgeny Kissin’s protean technique. He revels in the
With the exception of the Fourth Symphony, Gunter Wand’s Berlin Bruckner remakes have not surpassed their NDR predecessors. The reason isn’t hard to fathom: NDR
