Great Pianists
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Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2 & Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1
RecommendedVladimir Horowitz (piano)
NBC Symphony Orchestra, Arturo Toscanini
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Building a Library, November 2022, Also Recommended - Tchaikovsky
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Exceptional transfers of justly famous performances Rachmaninov brings this music vividly to life with a unique blend of rubato, unsentimentality, solidity of line and virtuosity. — More…
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This colossal account of Liszt’s great, arching tone-poem for piano...has never really been surpassed for technical authority. — More…
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Great Pianists - Walter Gieseking
RecommendedConcerto Recordings Vol. 1
Walter Gieseking (piano)
Preussischen Staatskapelle Dresden, Berlin State Opera Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Karl Böhm, Hans Rosbaud, Henry Wood
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Building a Library, June 2010, Historic Choice
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In glorious tone quality, drama, visionary intensity and sheer poetry, few pianists have ever surpassed Cortot. This CD is a treat, if you don't mind wrong notes, and includes two totally different... — More…
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Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto Nos. 1 & 4 and Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
RecommendedSergey Rachmaninov (piano)
Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy, Leopold Stokowski
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Building a Library, January 2003, Historic Choice
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Great Pianists - Busoni
Busoni and His Pupils
Ferruccio Busoni, Egon Petri, Michael von Zadora (pianos)
Petri's musical imagination in Sonatina No. 3 brings charm, warmth and intimacy to this little gem — More…
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Emil Gilels: Early Recordings Volume 3
All tracks recorded in the USSR, 1935-1955
Emil Gilels (piano)
Outstanding early Gilels, with some superb Liszt including his legendary Figaro Fantasy from 1935. The Scarlatti Sonatas may not stand the test of time so well, but this is a must. — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2012, Re-issue of the Month
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A 1950s benchmark and a record that forever altered the way we hear Bach's Goldberg Variations, Glenn Gould's 1955 CBS recording, elegant and exuberant, a fast-lane excursion that occasionally... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 26th March 2007
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Rachmaninov: The Edison Recordings, April 1919
Pianists - Solo Piano Recordings, Vol. 4
Sergey Rachmaninov (piano)
These archival gems are a must listen. Sergei Rachmaninov’s brilliance cuts through the constant crackle on these fledgling Edison recordings; the background fizz becomes a comfort rather than... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2017, Editor's Choice
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