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TOSCANINI The Beethoven Piano Concertos

TOSCANINI The Beethoven Piano Concertos

by Andrew Rose
"The tempo was right this time and the tutti sounded with all the nuances required. Toscanini did not miss one tiny detail. He was right there, and we finished every phrase beautifully together. He respected...
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BUSCH The Hamburg Concert, 1951

BUSCH The Hamburg Concert, 1951

by Andrew Rose
"A splendid evening: an evening of the most intellectual, most confident music making and the highest orchestral culture. To some people Fritz Busch's way of conducting may seem cool and too precise. But wha...
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TOSCANINI Complete NY Philharmonic Vol. 1

TOSCANINI Complete NY Philharmonic Vol. 1

by Andrew Rose
The present series brings together, over two volumes, all of Arturo Toscanini’s studio recordings with the Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra of New York for the Victor and Brunswick labels, along with the two ...
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HORENSTEIN conducts Bruckner's 6th

HORENSTEIN conducts Bruckner's 6th

by Andrew Rose
"On Sunday evening, in the eighth of the B.B.C. Bruckner concerts, Jascha Horenstein conducted a cogent performance of the Sixth Symphony ... a strong, shapely one in which the fertility of Bruckner's invent...
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Jascha Spivakovsky Volume Nine

Jascha Spivakovsky Volume Nine

by Andrew Rose
"Yet another revealing collection of marvellous performances by the great Jascha Spivakovsky", writes Mark Ainley in his notes for this ninth instalment of music played by Jascha Spivakovsky, a pianist whose...
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Busch & Serkin play Beethoven Sonatas

Busch & Serkin play Beethoven Sonatas

by Andrew Rose
"Each of the two men is entirely aware of the other’s nuances and phrasing, and their intimate understanding of one another’s ideas leads to some sublime moments of delicacy... The playful interaction of the...
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SOLTI conducts Salome & Elektra

SOLTI conducts Salome & Elektra

by Andrew Rose
"Here then, brought most vividly and excitingly into our homes is this extraordinary opera of obsession. The Page, in hero-worshipping adoration of Narraboth, he desirous of Salome, Herod frenetically so, He...
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MUNCH conducts Auber, Britten & Nielsen

MUNCH conducts Auber, Britten & Nielsen

by Andrew Rose
This Charles Munch release follows that of last month, where we showcased music by Sibelius and Richard Strauss (PASC568). There's more twentieth century interest here too, with the superb Variations on a Th...
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