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TOSCANINI conducts American Music, Volume 2

by Andrew Rose March 31, 2017

"[Toscanini] kept asking Grofé if the tempo was right . . . ; after all, Grofé was the composer and the Old Man always felt the composer was much more important than the conductor. Every time he asked Grofé ...

STRAVINSKY Rare and unissued early recordings

by Andrew Rose March 17, 2017

Igor Stravinsky's music shocked and got the world talking a century ago - and was quick to be picked up by the great conductors, musicians and recording companies of the age. This new collection, curated and...

TOSCANINI conducts American Music, Volume 1

by Andrew Rose March 10, 2017

"The 1942 concert concluded with Rhapsody in Blue in a performance given by Earl Wild. He was the youngest soloist to have played with the orchestra and always wondered why he and not a raft of others had be...

BRUNO WALTER conducts Brahms, Volume Three

by Andrew Rose March 03, 2017

"These concerts apparently find Mr. Walter at the very zenith of his powers, absorbed in a task which is especially dear to him. He conducted last night the variations on the theme of Haydn, the Third Sympho...

Markevitch: Russian Music at the Edinburgh Festival, 1962

by Andrew Rose March 02, 2017

"Markevitch had established himself as a conductor of notable technical command and musical perception" - Fanfare The second of three volumes recorded in fine sound by the BBC at the 1962 Edinburgh Festival ...

Walter Rarities Vol. 2 - more rare and unreleased recordings

by Andrew Rose February 02, 2017

"Once again, doughty Pristine Audio bravely steps into the breach to fill in a gaping hole in the discography of famous performances that the holders of the original recordings have failed to address" - Fanf...