
Van Cliburn’s RCA recordings of the Tchaikovsky First and Rachmaninov […]
For classical collectors with an audiophile bent, RCA Red Seal’s
Van Cliburn’s 1958 Gold Medal victory in the first international
Recorded at the Royal Festival Hall, June 7, 1959, this previously unpublished recital captures Van Cliburn in his youthful prime and showcases the pianist’s innate
Recorded hot on the heels of his landmark Gold Medal victory in the first Moscow Tchaikovsky Competition, the 23-year-old Van Cliburn’s million-selling 1958 Tchaikovsky First
Van Cliburn’s live 1958 Rachmaninov Third Concerto from Carnegie Hall makes its first appearance in RCA’s Living Stereo line. Its three-track incarnation gives a stronger
All of Van Cliburn’s solo Rachmaninov recordings previously issued by RCA are remastered for this compilation. The pianist’s magnificent reading of the Second Sonata, taped
My Favorite Liszt, as this compilation is titled, coincides with some of my favorite Cliburn. If you like a meaty, big-boned Liszt Sonata served up
Digitally remastered via BMG’s 24/96 technology, these 1972-75 recordings substantially gain in clarity and detail over previous transfers. The $64,000 musical question is how Debussy’s