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As a conductor, Sergiu Celibidache influenced as no other the musical life of Berlin, a metropolis still scarred by the war. The sound documents of this edition, most of which have not been previously released, for the first time paint a comprehensive picture of the conductor during the period between 1945 and 1957. |
Artist: Sergiu Celibidache|
Blessed with transcendent technique and an affinity for big, bold Romantic works, William Kapell has been hailed as America's greatest homegrown pianist. |
Artist: William Kapell|
Blandine Verlet, a noted French harpsichordist, studied with Ruggiero Gerlin and Ralph Kirkpatrick. She began recording in the late 1970s for Philips, switching to the Astree label in the 1990s. |
Artist: Blandine Verlet|
Eugene Istomin (19252003), one of Americas most respected pianists, was highly esteemed by audiences and colleagues alike for his all-encompassing virtuosity and unusually wide-ranging repertoire. |
Artist: Eugene Istomin|
2014 remastered six-disc collection of the legendary British pianist's complete recordings for the RCA Victor label marking the 25th anniversary of his death in 1989. Four LPs appear here for the first time on CD, while a 1972 Liszt recital is released for the first time outside of Japan. |
Artist: John Ogdon|
The long and multi-faceted career of Earl Wild (1915 2010) spanned nearly a century, from his formative years in the jazz-age Roaring Twenties to becoming the first pianist to give a recital on American television and to stream a performance over the Internet. |
Artist: Earl Wild|
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Artist: Georg Tintner|
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Artist: Dinu Lipatti|
For the price, Decca's five-disc collection entitled Ultimate Cello Classics does a fairly nice job of introducing listeners to some of the instrument's great literature. |
Artist: VA|
Like other titles in this substantial Decca series, Ultimate Chopin is a box set devoted to recordings drawn from the label's prestigious backlist, designed to give beginners and casual listeners a well-rounded introduction to this Romantic master of piano music. |
Artist: VA