Tag: Erich Leinsdorf
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Richter Plays Brahms
Alto Records is pleased to present – for the first time and on a single CD – Sviatoslav Richter’s spectacular live performance of Brahms’ Second Piano Sonata and two late pieces from Op. 119, recorded live in concert on January 8, 1959 at the Moscow Conservatory, coupled with his acclaimed recording of the Second Piano…
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Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2; Violin Sonata No. 1
(Concerto) “Richter’s 1960 performance has all the intensity of a live occasion and finds him in splendid form. … the basic structure is always kept in sight: there is impressive weight and authority as well as a warm Brahmsian feeling and it is far more dashing and spontaneous than his later recording (with Maazel)” (Penguin…
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The Very Best of Jussi Björling – Pearl Fisher’s Duet
Swedish-born Johan Jonatan “Jussi” Björling was one of the leading operatic tenors of the twentieth century. This release brings together highlights from some of the most popular operatic recordings from the 1950s along with selections from Bjoerling’s amazing solo LPs, made in Stockholm, Rome, New York and London at the height of his fame as…
