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Effortless Chopin...forming a dramatic contrast with the concentrated intensity of Arrau in Beethoven's sonatas Nos. 23 and 30 — More…
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Nadia Nerina, Robert Helpmann, Margot Fonteyn & Rudolf Nureyev
London Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, Pro Arte Orchestra, John Lanchbery, Robert Irving, Marcus Dods
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Schubert: Piano Trios Nos. 1 & 2
Signet Library, Edinburgh 21 November 1978 & 13 December 1987
Beaux Arts Trio: Menahem Pressler (piano), Isidore Cohen (violin) & Bernard Greenhouse (cello)
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The Finlandia Hall is on the dry side, which sometimes emphasises the size of the orchestra – there were times when I longed for more strings. But there’s some very distinguished playing, especially... — More…
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Klaus Tennstedt conducts Mahler & Mozart
Symphony Hall, Boston, 15 January 1977
Phyllis Bryn-Julson (soprano)
Boston Symphony Orchestra, Klaus Tennstedt
Cherishable 1977 performances from one of the last of the 'old school' of conductors, seen here at the top of his game, relishing every moment as though it might be his last. — More…
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Vladimir Ashkenazy plays Schubert & Schumann
22 June 1987, Studio A, Glasgow
Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano)
This is a monumental performance [of the Wanderer] and brings together sensitive phrasing and formidable technical skill...the camera-work is well-judged, with a variety of close-up and panning... — More…
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Margot Fonteyn & Michael Somes
Margot Fonteyn & Michael Somes
Royal Opera House Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, John Lanchbery, Robert Irving, Hugo Rignold
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At his finest, in Till Eulenspiegel, Michael Tilson Thomas proves an ideal narrator...This is no merely an intellectual analysis but a gripping exposition of how a masterpiece can satisfyingly... — More…