Rudolf Firkušný

Rudolf Firkušný was a Czech-born pianist, one of the leading keyboard artists of the twentieth century. He was especially admired for Czech repertory, Mozart, Beethoven and Janáček.

In the Pristine catalogue he appears in Beethoven, Brahms, Franck, Poulenc and Janáček, with conductors including Rafael Kubelík, Charles Munch and others.

Firkušný’s playing combined elegance, clarity and a deep Czech musical inheritance, with a nat...

CANTELLI in New York, Vol. 1: Haydn, Mozart, Ravel, Falla, Vivaldi, Beethoven, Piston, Copland (1955) - PASC501

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HAYDN Symphony No. 93
MOZART Piano Concerto No. 21
RAVEL Pavane pour une infante défunte
FALLA El Sombrero des Tres Picos, Suite No. 2
VIVALDI L'Estro Armonico: Concerto Grosso No. 11
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 3
PISTON Toccata
COPLAND El Salón México

Recorded in 1955
Total duration: 2hr 26:56

Walter Gieseking, piano
Rudolf Firkušný, piano
New York Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Guido Cantelli

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CANTELLI in New York, Vol. 3: Wagner, Verdi, Brahms, Monteverdi, Handel, Hindemith (1956) - PASC523

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WAGNER Parsifal - Good Friday Spell
VERDI Te Deum
BRAHMS Alto Rhapsody
MONTEVERDI Magnificat
HANDEL Xerxes - Largo
BRAHMS Piano Concerto No. 1
HINDEMITH Concert Music For Strings And Brass

Live broadcast concerts, 1956
Total duration: 2hr 15:36

Martha Lipton, alto
Rudolf Firkušný, piano
New York Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Guido Cantelli

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FIRKUŠNÝ Beethoven Concertos (stereo, 1957/58) - PASC733

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BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 3
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 5, 'Emperor'

Stereo studio recordings, 1957 & 1958
Total duration: 71:43

Rudolf Firkušný, piano
Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by Walter Susskind
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
conducted by William Steinberg

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