Pennario; Leonard

Video Review: Classic Gershwin and Gould from Slatkin Sr. and Pennario

David Hurwitz

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Under the Radar: Felix Slatkin’s Classy Gershwin and Gould

David Hurwitz

These performances have been kicking around forever, mostly in crummy

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Big Boxes: The Heifetz-Piatigorsky Concerts

David Hurwitz

Many of these “original jacket” releases exist for no other

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LEONARD PENNARIO: THE EARLY YEARS 1950-1958

Jed Distler

MSR Classics presents a generous four-disc overview of popular American pianist Leonard Pennario’s 1950-1958 recordings for the Capitol label. Newly transferred from the original session

Gerswin American in Paris, etc. F.Slatkin

ClassicsToday

Leonard Pennario gives an effective, disciplined reading of Gershwin’s Rhapsody, with playing of considerable bravura and, in the more reflective sections, sensible restraint. Pennario’s more

Golschmann versus Tchaikovsky/EMI C

Jed Distler

Vladimir Golschmann was one of the best concerto accompanists in the business, as you can tell from his recorded collaborations with Glenn Gould, Arthur Rubinstein,

Golschmann’s Two No. 3s: Prokofiev & Bartók

Jed Distler

Bartok’s music proliferated in the early mono LP catalogs, with multiple versions of certain works vying for consumer attention. The major virtue of this 1953