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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Beethoven & Schumann: Piano Concertos
Performing Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4 (STEREO) RAI 1960, the concert was conducted by Torini Mario Rossi. Clara Haskill also performs Schumann’s Piano Concerto taken from her concert in Strasbourg 1955 (MONO). Conducted by Carl Schuricht. | 
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| |  | Historic Mono Recording: Torino, October 2nd, 1949
Giuseppe Taddei (Sir John Falstaff), Saturno Meletti (Ford), Emilio Renzi (Fenton), Gino Del Signore (Dr. Cajus), Giuseppe Nessi (Bardolfo), Cristiano Dalamangas (Pistola), Rosanna Carteri (Mrs. Alice Ford), Lina Pagliughi (Nannetta), Amalia Pini (Mrs. Quickly) & Anna Maria Canali (Mrs. Meg Page) Orchestra Sinfonica e Coro di Torino della RAI, Mario Rossi | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Emil Gilels plays Brahms, Debussy & Prokofiev
Brahms: | Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 83 Saal 1, Funkhaus, Cologne, 19 March 1971 Kolner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester, Mario Rossi | Debussy: | Images pour piano - Book 1 Saal 2, Funkhaus, Cologne, 11 December 1974 | Prokofiev: | Piano Sonata No. 3 in A minor, Op. 28 Saal 2, Funkhaus, Cologne, 11 December 1974 Visions fugitives, Op. 22, No. 3 Saal 2, Funkhaus, Cologne, 11 December 1974 Visions fugitives, Op. 22, No. 5 Saal 2, Funkhaus, Cologne, 11 December 1974 Visions fugitives, Op. 22, No. 10 Saal 2, Funkhaus, Cologne, 11 December 1974 Visions fugitives, Op. 22, No. 11 Saal 2, Funkhaus, Cologne, 11 December 1974 Visions fugitives, Op. 22, No. 17 Saal 2, Funkhaus, Cologne, 11 December 1974 |
The Russian pianist Emil Gilels (1916–1985) was born in Odessa. After completing his studies with Heinrich Neuhaus in 1937, he was awarded first prize at the 1938 Ysaÿe International Festival in Brussels. After the war, he toured the Soviet Bloc countries of Eastern Europe as a soloist. He was one of the first Soviet artists, along with David Oistrakh, allowed to travel and concertise in the West. His US debut in 1955, playing Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No.1, was a triumph. His UK debut in 1959 was met with similar acclaim while his Salzburg Festival debut came in 1969. Emil Gilels is regarded by many as one of the most significant pianists of the twentieth century and is universally admired for his superb technical control and burnished tone. His interpretations of the central German-Austrian classics formed the core of his repertoire, in particular Beethoven, Brahms and Schumann as well as twentieth-century music like Debussy, Bartók and Prokofiev. Gilels made two commercial recordings of the Brahms Piano Concerto No.2 in the studio with Fritz Reiner and Eugen Jochum. The live magisterial performance of Brahms’s Piano Concerto No.2 dates from 1971when Gilels was at his peak, prior to his studio performance with Jochum. The live recital dates from 1974 and features vibrant performances of Debussy and Prokofiev, all particular favourites of the pianist. Recorded in brilliant stereo, these WDR-sourced performances have never been released before. Previous live recordings of Gilels on ICA Classics have been Beethoven Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 3 (ICAC5000) and Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4 & Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No.2 (ICAC5032) – both CDs have met with outstanding reviews. “The characteristics of the [Brahms] performance are nobility and breadth...Despite the existence of the Jochum, this Rossi-conducted performance is still a worthwhile acquisition for Gilels admirers.” MusicWeb International, January 2013 | | | (also available to download from $9.00) | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Torino 19th October 1962
Accompanying his performance of Beethoven’s Piano Concerto, this disc presents Brahms’ Piano Concerto No.2 in a performance taken from around the same time in 1962. |
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| |  | Verdissimo II: Luisa Miller (1951)
Lucy Kelston (soprano), Duilio Baronti (bass), Giacomo Lauri-Volpi (tenor), Salvatore di Tommaso (tenor), Grazia Colarescu (soprano), Giacomo Vaghi (bass), Miti Truccato Pace (mezzo-soprano), Scipio Colombo (baritone) RAI Symphony Orchestra, Rome, RAI Chorus, Rome, Mario Rossi |
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| |  | Verdissimo II: Falstaff (1950)
Saturno Meletti (bass-baritone), Emilio Renzi (tenor), Lina Pagliughi (soprano), Cristiano Dalamangas (bass), Rosanna Carteri (soprano), Giuseppe Nessi (tenor), Giuseppe Taddei (baritone), Amalia Pini (mezzo-soprano), Anna Maria Canali (mezzo-soprano), Gino del Signore (tenor) Torino Teatro Regio Chorus, Torino Symphony Orchestra, Mario Rossi |
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| |  | Gaetano Donizetti, Vol. 4 (1949)
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| |  | Franco Corelli: Power and Beauty, Vol. 3 (1954-1960)
Franco Corelli (tenor), Renata Tebaldi (soprano), Magda Olivera (soprano), Giulietta Simionato (mezzo-soprano), Ettore Bastianini (baritone) Vienna State Opera Orchestra, RAI Symphony Orchestra, Turin, Orchestra del Teatro San Carlo di Napoli, Lovro von Matacic, Arturo Basile, Mario Rossi |
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| |  | Gaetano Donizetti, Vol. 3 (1950)
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| |  | Giulietta Simionato - Portrait of a Legendrecordings 1949-1960
Bellini: | Deh! Tu bell'anima (from I Capuleti) recorded in 1954 | Berlin, I: | Anything you can do I can do better (from Annie Get Your Gun) recorded in 1956 Luciano Bettarini (piano) | Bizet: | L'amour est un oiseau rebelle 'Habanera' (from Carmen) recorded in 1951; sung in Italian as 'E l'amore uno strano augello' | Donizetti: | O mio Fernando (from La Favorita) recorded in 1955 Orchestra Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Alberto Erede | Gordigiani: | L’addio del pastore recorded in 1960 (taken from a complete performance of Die Fledermaus) Ettore Bastianini (baritone) Wiener Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan | Mascagni: | Voi lo sapete o mamma (from Cavalleria rusticana) recorded in 1954 Orchestra RAI Torino, Arturo Basile | Massenet: | Va! Laisse couler mes larmes (from Werther) recorded in 1951; sung in Italian as 'Va non e mal se piango' | Paër: | Il bacio della partenza recorded in 1956 Luciano Bettarini (piano) | Rossini: | Nacqui all'affanno, al pianto...Non più mesta (from La Cenerentola) recorded in 1949 Orchestra RAI Torino, Mario Rossi Una voce poco fa (from Il barbiere di Siviglia) recorded in 1950 Orchestra RAI Milano, Fernando Previtali Cruda sorte! Amor tiranno! (from L'Italiana in Algeri) recorded in 1954 Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala Milano, Carlo Maria Giulini O patria...Di tanti palpiti (from Tancredi) recorded in 1956 Orchestra RAI Milano, Nino Sanzogno | Saint-Saëns: | Printemps qui commence (from Samson et Dalila) recorded in 1951; sung in Italian as 'O Aprile foriero' | Thomas, Ambroise: | Connais-tu le pays (from Mignon) recorded in 1949; sung in Italian as 'Non conosci il bel suol?' | Verdi: | O don fatale (from Don Carlo) recorded in 1954 Stride la vampa (from Il Trovatore) recorded in 1956 Orchestre du Grand Théâtre de Genève, Alberto Erede Re dell’abisso affretati (Un ballo in maschera) recorded in 1960 Orchestra and Chorus of the Accademie Santa Cecilia Roma, Sir Georg Solti |
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