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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Brahms: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2
Rudolf Buchbinder and Zubin Mehta are in perfect unison in both concertos. Buchbinder' playing is both bold and well-articulated, dramatic yet sensitive to sound and balance. The B flat Concerto is especially exciting: the Scherzo offers energy without brutality, while the Andante refuses to surrender to sentimentality, thanks to a comparatively brisk tempo and to the dignified sound of the solo cello, played here by Micha Haran. | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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| |  | Chopin, Brahms & Niziurski: Piano works
An intriguing release featuring Chopin in his mature period, Brahms in a romantic one, plus piano and accordion miniatures from contemporary Polish composer Niziurski. The disc is cleanly and sensitively drawn together by Marek Mizera and the The Świętokrzyski Accordion Duo. | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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| |  | Mahler: Symphony No. 3Dmitri Mitropoulos's Last Concert
This is Mitropoulos’s last recording and was made in 1960. The bonus works are La Mer by Debussy, played by the Berlin Philharmonic and Brahms Symphony No.3 played by the Concertgebouw. Mitropoulos is the conductor. | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Charles Munch and Paul Paray conduct Monique Haas and Robert Casadesus
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| |  | Toscanini conducts…Christmas Day Concert etc
This double album constitutes one of the most important issues of Toscanini’s recorded legacy in that it combines in these two CDs the first ever broadcast concert the Maestro gave with the NBC Symphony Orchestra, an orchestra founded expressly for him in 1937 in New York, and the last - his final appearance with the Orchestra in April 1954. A great deal of interest therefore attaches to these two events, combined for the first time as a commercially issued package - a true ‘hail and farewell‘ (Ave Atque Vale) to the art of the conductor whom many reagard as the greatest of all. “The quality of the music making is high and I don’t think one would discern, simply from listening, that the conductor’s powers were waning. He leads a distinguished performance of the timeless Lohengrin Prelude and distils excellent atmosphere in ‘Forest Murmurs’...Toscanini’s very last performance was a fine one.” MusicWeb International, March 2012 | | | Usually despatched in 8 - 10 working days. |
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“[Barenboim's] Chicago performers apply an aptly ascetic range of tone colours. Soloists Thomas Hampson and Janet Williams are excellent.” BBC Music Magazine, May 2011 *** “Barenboim focuses on eliciting the distinct character of each musical episode. In the larger-scaled movements, this comes at the cost of long-term coherence.
..The beautiful, full sound of the Margaret Hillis-trained chorus is an asset...For all my cavils about detail, Barenboim does give a respectable idea of the power and weight of the score.” MusicWeb International, July 2012 | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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| |  | Farrenc: Nonet & Brahms: Serenade No. 1
Minerva Chamber Ensemble, Kevin Geraldi | |
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| |  | Piano Music of Johannes Brahms, Vol. 1
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