SACD, Praga (label)
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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... —
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. —
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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. —
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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 —
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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. —
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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... —
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