Artist: Sviatoslav Richter This SACD remastering from Praga's Reminiscences series features pianist Sviatoslav Richter playing solo works by Franz Liszt. Richter's concert programs often included major works by Liszt, and his interpretations of these works often rivaled those of Horowitz, Arrau and Gilels. |
Artist: Steven Isserlis / Connie Shih |
Artist: Mariss Jansons, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra The RCO's performance history of Sergei Rachmaninoff's Second Symphony is strangely uneven. |
Artist: Herbert von Karajan |
Artist: Mariss Jansons, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Mariss Jansons and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra recorded Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 8 in E flat in 2011, and this 2013 release presents that live rendition in the hybrid SACD format, with bonus audiovisual recordings included, either on DVD or Blu-ray disc. |
Artist: Mariss Jansons, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra |
Artist: Mariss Jansons, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra |
Artist: Mariss Jansons, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Dorothea Röschman Continuing his Mahler cycle on RCO Live, Mariss Jansons turns in a euphoric reading of the brightest of the symphonies, the Symphony No. 4 in G major. |
Artist: Mariss Jansons, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Despite its formidable scale and extreme length, Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 3 in D minor has become one of his most popular works, and recordings of it have steadily increased with each passing year. |
Artist: Mariss Jansons, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra The two chief reasons to collect live recordings are for the excitement of the performance and for the natural sound quality, which, at its best, can beat many studio recordings for depth and resonance. |