Digitals
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Janacek: Hospodine!
Slavonic Diary and Divine Services
Gabriela Benackova (soprano), Vera Soukupova (alto), Frantisek Livora (tenor), Karel Prusa (bass), Jan Hora (organ), Radoslav Kvapil (piano)
Czech Philharmonic Choir, Vaclav Neumann
This lean, incisive Glagolitic Mass from 1978 has an authentic tang, but the sound is dry and unflattering. The couplings are interesting, especially in the fervent tenor Miroslav Frydlewicz... — More…
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Bruckner: Symphony No. 4
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Wilhelm Furtwängler
[The Wiener Philharmoniker] plays beautifully for him in this live 1951 recording of the Bruckner (Haas edition). There are many more tempo fluctuations than a purist would approve of, but it... — More…
Awards:
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The Times Records of the Year, 2017
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These accounts find Richter in quirky mode, pressing at the extremes of Schumann: hair-raising speed and melting depth mix and match. The Fantasie is hugely impressive. — More…
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Richter's piano is clangorous in Op. 90, yet every bar is filled with personality and ideas. He is reflective yet explosive in Op. 101, though there's some technical insecurity. — More…
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Richter's technical feats make his Liszt playing extraordinary, while his sense of near-demonic possession in these live performances, recorded at various points in the 1950s, is hair-raising. — More…
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Nikolaï Golovanov conducts Tchaikovsky
Ludmilla Legistayeva (mezzo) & Daniel Damianov (baritone)
Moscow Radio Symphony Soloists & Choir, Nikolaï Golovanov
Archive recordings of Nikolai Golovanov. The mono sound is grainy, the performances combustible, with jerky tempo changes and sometimes scrappy playing. Variable, but interesting. — More…
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Brahms: Piano Trios Volume 2
Guarneri Trio Prague: Ivan Klánský (piano), Čeněk Pavlík (violin) & Marek Jerie (cello)
The Guarneri Trio play both works in a confident, direct manner. Where the music demands it, there's no lack of power and energy, and all three players sustain a rich, full tone in Brahms's... — More…
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Liszt: Symphonic Poems Vol. 1
RIAS Sinfonie Orchester, Berlin, Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, Berliner Philharmoniker, Sinfonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Ferenc Fricsay, Stanislav Macura, Herbert von Karajan, Rafael Kubelik
[a] stellar collection of Lizst performances — More…
