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BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos 3 & 4 Maurizio Pollini (piano) / Wiener Philharmoniker / Karl Bohm [ Deutsche Grammophon Originals / CD - released 1/Feb/2008 ] "Of all piano concertos, Beethoven's Fourth perhaps best suits Pollini's qualities. His tone is exceptionally beautiful in quiet passages, rich and full at loud moments. [...] a performance of the highest quality, one of the very best on record."... |
SCHUBERT / SCHUMANN / HAYDN / DEBUSSY / BRITTEN / BEETHOVEN / BRIDGE
Mstislav Rostropovich - The Complete Decca Recordings Mstislav Rostropovich (cello) Benjamin Britten (piano) Sviatoslav Richter (piano) English Chamber Orchestra [ Decca / 5 CD Box Set - released 22/Apr/2012 ] 'On every count this is a triumphant record...it offers us Rostropovich's own superb playing...admirably partnered by Britten (who shows himself an outstanding chamber music pianist)...a splendid performance of the Debussy Sonata' Gramophone January... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Prima Donna in Paris Regine Crespin (soprano) / L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande / Wiener Volksopernorchester / Alain Lombard / Georges Sebastian [ Decca Originals / 2 CD - released 1/Apr/2007 ] 'I am sure she enjoyed herself enormously, and on any count she stands very high in the list of Parisian prima donnas celebrated in this set ... she has been splendidly served by her accompanists, not to mention the recording engineers.' Gramophone... |
JOAQUIN RODRIGO
Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez / Fantasia para un gentilhombre / etc Pepe Romero (guitar) Augustin Leon Ara (violin) Christine Pendrill (cor anglais) / Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner [ Decca Originals / CD - released 25/Mar/2007 ] A classic Rodrigo recording, featuring his two most popular concertante works - at mid-price for the first time. |