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HIGH FIDELITY. Rubinstein Concertos

February 12, 2015
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HIGH FIDELITY April 1993 Oleg Marshev plays divinely: with superiority, clarity and great temperament. He completely lives up to the considerable demands placed on him in this repertoire and his virtuosity is free and unencumbered. This is quite exceptionally fine piano playing... CLEMT OG GENFUNDET Anton Rubinstein er ved at dukke frem af mølposen igen, og der er bestemt god grund tiI at lægge øre til hans velklingende, romantiske klaverkoncerter. Anton Rubinstein : Koncerter nr.3, G-Dur, op.45, og nr.4, d-moll, op.70, for klaver og orkester. Oleg Marshev, klaver, Artur Rubinstein Philharmoniske orkester, llya Stupel. Danacord DACOCD 411 / DDD Anton Rubinstein ... det er ham med “Melodi i F”, et af de tidligere mest elskede og spillede salonstykker for klaver....

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Piano Time. Sauer, Pabst, Strauss

February 12, 2015
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PIANO TIME 2000 P. Pabst Opera and Ballet Paraphrases Ciajkovsky and Anton Rubinstein (first recording) Danacord DACOCD 450 E. von Sauer Etudes de concert and Valses (first recording) Danacord DACOCD 487/488 R. Strauss Piano Music (Sonata op.5, Piano Pieces opp.3 and 9) Danacord DACOCD 440 Le esplorazioni del repertorio pianistico che in genere non interessano ai nomi più conclamati del momento (o forse alle loro case discografiche, attaccate ai soliti compositori e ai soliti pezzi), interessano invece, per fortuna degli studiosi o degli appassionati, alle piccole case, che in pochi anni hanno dimostrato di gran lunga la maggior vitalità: non so se di mercato, certo culturale. I loro cataloghi, a differenza di quelle delle grandi case, non si possono ignorare:...

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Classical Source. Mendelssohn

January 25, 2015
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Classical Source, July 2014 Felix Mendelssohn—Complete Works for Piano & Orchestra South Jutland Symphony Orchestra / Cond. David Porcelijn Danacord DACOCD 734-736 Reviewed by Antony Hodgson, Classical Source This is a fine showcase for Felix Mendelssohn’s remarkable contribution to the piano repertoire. (more…)

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