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Posted By : Benzok | Date : 18 Oct 2021 11:15:07 | Comments : 3 |

Schubert: "Trout" Quintet & "Wanderer" Fantasy (1998)
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Classical | Label: EMI/Redline | Time: 64:53

Richter and the members of the Borodin quartet, joined by veteran Georg Hörtnagel, recorded this "Trout" live in 1980, and EMI has now reissued it on their Redline budget series with Richter's classic "Wanderer Fantasie" from 1963 as a filler.
Posted By : Benzok | Date : 17 Oct 2021 12:24:59 | Comments : 3 |

Edouard Lalo: Complete Piano Trios / Trio Parnassus (2003)
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Classical | Label: MD&G Records | Time: 1:17

Like a good wine, good music must also mature. Consciously or unconsciously, Trio Parnassus which was formed in 1982 has followed this maxim in the course of its almost 20-year history. Perfection, love of detail, a keen feeling for moods, and a taste for discovery is what distinguishes Yamei Yu {violin), Michael Gross (cello) and Chia Chou (piano). The reaction of the public and the critics was correspondingly enthusiastic in 1996 at the New York debut in the Great Performers Series at the Lincoln Center, in 1997 at the Masters Series at the London Wigmore Hall, and in 1999 at the National Gallery’s Chamber Music Series in Washington.
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Posted By : Benzok | Date : 16 Oct 2021 19:41:11 | Comments : 6 |

Shostakovich, Bach, Liszt / Emil Gilels (2006)
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Classical | Label: Red Seal (Japan) | Time: 78:25

Not one person in a hundred knows how to be silent and listen, no, nor even to conceive what such a thing means. Yes, only then can you detect, beyond the fatuous clamour, the silence of which the universe is made.--Samuel Beckett, Molloy
Posted By : Benzok | Date : 16 Oct 2021 11:27:18 | Comments : 0 |

Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 7 / Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam & Kirill Kondrashin (2003)
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Classical | Label: Tahra | Time: 72:24

This Seventh, captured on November 29, 1979, is simply stunning--one of those live events that can't be predicted or even truly rehearsed. They just happen. Although the timings are virtually identical to the Leningrad performance, Kondrashin's more flexible pulse gives this particular event something of the wild excitement of Scherchen's wretched live Toronto recording (another performance beloved by those who regard high technical standards as a barrier to expression), only with predominantly fabulous playing...
Posted By : Benzok | Date : 15 Oct 2021 09:49:20 | Comments : 5 |

Grieg Lyric Pieces / Andrei Gavrilov (1993)
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Classical | Label: DG | Time: 73:37

Between 1976 and 1990, Andrei Gavrilov was an exclusive artist with EMI, winning several international prizes including a Gramophone award in 1979, Deutscher Schallplattenpreis in 1981, Grand Prix International du Disque de L'Academie Charles Crois in 1985 and 1986, and International Record Critics Award (IRCA) in 1985. Among his other awards are the 1989 Premio Internazionale Accademia Musicale Chigiana (the jury of music critics proclaiming him as the greatest pianist in the world), and the Board of International Research of American Biographical Institute (ABI) Man of the Year commemorative medal, Gold Record of Achievement and World Lifetime Achievement awards, in recognition of his contribution to society. In 1998 Andrei Gavrilov was selected as one of the pianists to be featured in Philips Music Group's Great Pianists of the Twentieth Century collection.
Posted By : Benzok | Date : 14 Oct 2021 10:41:46 | Comments : 1 |

Moritz Moszkowski: Piano Music / Seta Tanyel (2002)
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Classical | Label: Hyperion | 3CD

Ms. Tanyel should be lauded for rescuing these exquisite piano pieces by Moszkowski from obscurity. While Horowitz had done much to puplarize such miniatures as "Etincelles" and a few from the "15 Etudes de Virtuosites," Tanyel's essay of the less-trodden Moszkowski affords music lovers a tempting glimpse of his prolific writings for the piano.
Posted By : Benzok | Date : 13 Oct 2021 11:20:04 | Comments : 6 |

Liszt: The Two Piano Concertos; The Piano Sonata / Sviatoslav Richter; LSO & Kiril Kondrashin (1995)
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Classical | Label: Philips | Time: 1:08

Even if you hate Liszt, hate concertos, hate pianos, hate Russians, hate music in general, you should own and treasure (or punish yourself regularly) with this recording. --David Hurwitz
Posted By : Benzok | Date : 12 Oct 2021 10:27:56 | Comments : 3 |

Salut D'Amour - Romantic Cello Melodies / Ofra Harnoy (2008)
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Classical | Label: Label: Red Seal ( BEST100, vol.87) | Time: 76:49

"Wonderful performance - Her sound is electrifying, yet also warm, rich, substantial and completely at one with the music. Her playing is now deep and probing, now soaringly lyrical and singing, now jaunty and agile. This is a performer with the ability to express an outstanding depth and range of emotions. We live in an age of great cellists, and Ms. Harnoy is one of them." -- American Record Guide
Posted By : Benzok | Date : 11 Oct 2021 11:44:10 | Comments : 5 |

Miaskovsky: Cello Concerto and Sonatas / Marina Tarasova (2003)
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Classical | Label: Regis Records | Time: 74:58

"I am now quite convinced that [Tarasova] is one of the leading cellists of her generation. She has a tone as rich as the best Bordeaux, and the sheer intelligence of her playing, particularly in Myaskovsky's frequent long-breathed cantabile passages, commands instant admiration: I knew within bars that I was in the presence of something special, for she really makes the instrument speak."
Martin Anderson, CD REVIEW, 1994
Posted By : Benzok | Date : 10 Oct 2021 13:37:32 | Comments : 1 |

Classic Marches / St.Louis Symphony - Leonard Slatkin (2008)
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Classical | Label: Red Seal ( BEST100, vol.94) | Time: 62:50

Leonard Slatkin’s more than 100 recordings have been recognized with seven Grammy awards and 64 nominations. He has recorded with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra, Saint Louis Symphony, Minnesota Orchestra, Nashville Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and the New York Philharmonic. European ensembles that he has recorded with include practically all the major London orchestras as well as those in Munich, Paris, Prague, Stockholm and Berlin.
Posted By : Benzok | Date : 10 Oct 2021 13:35:02 | Comments : 3 |

Romantic Clarinet / Richard Stoltzman (2008)
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Classical | Label: Red Seal ( BEST100, vol.89) | Time: 59:14 | hotfile, filesonic

Clarinetist and two-time Grammy Award winner Rich card Stoltzman defied categorization and dazzled critics and audiences with his masterful performances in all genres of music.
Posted By : Benzok | Date : 08 Oct 2021 04:48:00 | Comments : 2 |

The Greatest Hits James Galway (2008)
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Classical | Label: Red Seal ( BEST100, vol.84) | Time: 71:58 | hotfile, filesonic

Irish flutist James Galway is a superb interpreter of the classical flute repertoire and a consummate entertainer. His silky tone and masterful technique, charismatic personality, and varied programs appeal to audiences of all ages and musical tastes.
Posted By : Benzok | Date : 07 Oct 2021 09:25:40 | Comments : 1 |

Olivier Messiaen: Turangalila Symphony /Seiji Ozawa & Toronto Symphony Orchestra (2008)
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Classical | Label: Red Seal ( BEST100, vol.81) | Time: 77:24 | hotfile, filesonic

When this recording first appeared in 1968 it was something of a ground-breaker. It was made during the years (1965-1969) that Seiji Ozawa was Music Director of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. The booklet note claims that this was the first recording of the work made in the Western hemisphere.
Posted By : Benzok | Date : 06 Oct 2021 05:24:22 | Comments : 10 |

Ozawa Best 101 (2010)
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Classical | 6 CD | Label: Universal Music (Japan)

Seiji Ozawa has been music director of the Vienna State Opera since the 2002-03 season and is an annual and favored guest of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. Prior to his Vienna State Opera appointment he served as music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra for twenty-nine seasons (1973-2002)—the longest-serving music director in the orchestra’s history...
Posted By : Benzok | Date : 05 Oct 2021 12:30:55 | Comments : 3 |

Live / Julian Bream & John Williams (2008)
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Classical | Label: Red Seal ( BEST100, vol.92) | Time: 71:31 | hotfile, filesonic

Julian Bream is one of the most famous classical guitarists of the twentieth century and he has achieved worldwide fame not only for the guitar but also for his work with the Renaissance Lute. He is considered to be one of the most important ambassadors of the classical guitar and has formed a solid bridge between the music of the past with the technology of today. He helped usher the classical guitar into the modern age.