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BRAHMS: Symphony No. 1 in C Minor; MARTINU: Symphony No. 4 – Radio-Symphonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR/ Klaus Tennstedt – ICA ClassicsPublished on March 05, 2013
The Klaus Tennstedt recorded legacy enjoys a significant boost in these two often incandescent readings of scores by Brahms and Martinu, the latter a new addition to Tennstedt’s discography.
TCHAIKOVSKY: Francesca da Rimini; Capriccio Italien; Serenade for Strings in C Major – Leningrad Philharmonic Orch./ Yevgeny Mravinsky – MelodiyaPublished on March 04, 2013
Here are classic performances of Tchaikovsky staples by the most titanic of the Russian conducting czars, Yevgeny Mravinsky, who wrought an awesome discipline from his Leningrad Philharmonic.
Sviatoslav Richter’s Boston Debut = BEETHOVEN: Overture to The Creatures of Prometheus; Piano Concerto No. 1; BRAHMS: Piano Concerto No. 2 – Sviatoslav Richter, p./ Boston Sym. Orch,/ Charles Munch – West Hill Radio Archives (2 CDs)Published on February 25, 2013
The piano titan Sviatoslav Richter’s 1960 debut in Boston with Charles Munch in music by Beethoven and Brahms has faithful restoration in its entirety by Kit Higginson.
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 3 in E-flat Major, “Eroica”; Leonore Overture No. 3 in C Major; BRUCKNER: Symphony No. 8 in C Minor – Vienna Philharmonic Orch./ Hans Knappertsbusch – IDIS (2 CDs)Published on February 23, 2013
Beethoven and Bruckner from the German “personality” Hans Knappertsbusch, whose ideas on matters of tempo and architecture will not appeal to all tastes, in spite of the VPO’s extraordinary discipline.
Kajanus conducts SIBELIUS, Vol. 3 = Symphony No. 3 in C Major; Symphony No. 5 in E-flat Major; Finnish Jaeger March – London Symphony Orch./ Helsinki Philharmonic Orch. (Op. 91)/ Robert Kajanus – Naxos HistoricalPublished on February 23, 2013
Mark Obert-Thorn and Naxos complete the three-disc cycle of Sibelius as inscribed by his first great interpreter, Robert Kajanus.
Arthur Rubinstein = BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata in C Major; RAVEL: Valses nobles et sentimentales; CHOPIN: Nocturne in D-flat Major; Ballade No. 1; Bonus: Andante spianato and Grande Polonaise brillante – Arthur Rubenstein, p. – ICA ClassicsPublished on February 23, 2013
Arthur Rubinstein offers a vividly colorful program from London, his patented heroic sonority in full regalia.
Richard Tauber: Lehar & Co = Music of J. STRAUSS, LEHAR, KALMAN, O. STRAUSS, HEUBERGER & ZELLER – PreiserPublished on February 21, 2013
The celebrated Austrian lyric tenor Richard Tauber enjoys a broad representation of his inimitable Viennese style in this generous selection of his art, 1924-1946.
BRAHMS: Symphony No. 4 in E Minor; MENDELSSOHN: Symphony No. 4, “Italian” – BBC Symphony Orch./ Royal Philharmonic Orch. (Mendelssohn)/ Sir Adrian Boult – ICA ClassicsPublished on February 20, 2013
The veteran conductor Sir Adrian Boult delivers two high-powered readings of familiar classics that well attest to the security of his artistic discipline.
Johanna Martzy = MENDELSSOHN: Violin Concerto in E Minor; : Violin Concerto No. 3; BEETHOVEN: Romances in G Major & F Major – Johanna Martzy, violin/ Philharmonia Orch./ Wolfgang Sawallisch/ Paul Kletzki (Romances) – TestamentPublished on February 20, 2013
Previously unissued recordings by the legendary Romanian virtuoso Johanna Martzy extend a limited discography for the edification of those who relish her superb instrumentalism.
Adolf Busch, violin = BEETHOVEN: Violin Concerto in D Major; Romances in G Major & F Major – Adolf Busch, v./ Danish State Radio Orch./ Launy Groendahl (Concerto)/ WOR Radio Orch./ Alfred Wallenstein – GuildPublished on February 18, 2013
Violin virtuoso Adolf Busch plays his beloved Beethoven Concerto in a radio broadcast from Copenhagen 1949 that should revitalize this artist’s repute in the work he championed.