classical music: Julius Katchen     classical music:     Julius Katchen      Brahms: Works for Solo Piano Johannes Brahms, Julius Katchen Decca, 1997 A wonderful offering. There may be the individual recording made by others - Gilels, Rubinstein, Arrau - of a particular piece which might be preferred but as a collection of the Brahms piano works, this set has to take the prize. The quality of original recording is high and the digital ...             The Art of Julius Katchen, Vol. 1 Ludwig van Beethoven, Piero Gamba, ... Decca, 2004 Brilliant Beethoven Julius Katchen was considered one of the world's best pianists when he died tragically of cancer at the age of 42 in 1969. This 2-CD Double Decca Import title, Volume 1 of "The Art of Julius Katchen" series, easily shows why. This set focuses on Katchen's accounts of ...             Brahms: The Violin Sonatas Johannes Brahms, Julius Katchen, ... Decca, 2001 True and Golden Sound and Heartfelt Emotions This is a very memorable album of Brahms Violin Sonatas. As a direct descent of Dvorak, Suk sure knows how to play Brahms, who was Dvorak's mentor. You can feel the polished glory of his sound in every note, and every phrase is played with just the right amount of ...             #1 Piano Album No. 1 Piano Album Decca, 2002 Pure This album has it all, believe it or not. There are loads of cheesy #1 blah blah albums that are horridly popular. Sure, there are many well-known pieces on this, such as Alla Turca, the Adagio Sostenuto of the Moonlight, Fur Elise and the Minute Waltz. But almost ...             The Art of Julius Katchen, Vol. 4 Mily Balakirev, Edvard Grieg, ... Decca, 2004 Katchen Goes Domestic After buying a half-dozen of the "Art of Julius Katchen" volumes as expensive imports (see my reviews), I too was finally able to take advantage of purchasing one of the domestic releases at a much lower price. I had not previously purchased this title, Volume 4 in ...             Great Pianists of the 20th Century - Selections from the definitive collection [Sampler] Fryderyk Chopin, Johannes Brahms, ... Polygram Records Philips, 1998 Unparalled Excellence (Mark G. Davis) If you only purchase one classical piano cd in your entire life, this one should be it. All the masters, at their very best on it. If you have piano cd's, this should be part of that collection. I purchased one, almost not believing what I read on the jacket. I'm ...             The Complete Decca Reordings of Ataúlfo Argenta, 1953-1957 Isaac Albeniz, Hector Berlioz, ... Decca, 2007 Five Stars for the Spanish Stuff Argenta died very young, as is mentioned in the other reviews. Years ago he was mentioned - in no small part due to his tragic death - in the same league as Cantelli. Historically that's difficult to justify. The Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique was in its day a major ...             Gershwin Weekend George Gershwin, Istvan Kertesz [conductor], ... Decca, 1994 Gershwin Favorites at a Great Price! This CD might be called a tad anachronistic: Julius Katchen, Istvan Kertesz, Zubin Mehta, Lorin Maazel? The performances are very idiomatic, and these performances hold up well and they sound good. Katchen's Concerto in F is in mono, and his partner is Mantovani! The ...             Britten Conducts Britten Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, John Shirley-Quirk, ... Decca, 2007 Essential Britten Nobody conducts his works with greater energy, insight or sensitivity than the composer. The recorded sound is magnificent, up to date in every way. To anyone who loves the music of Benjamin Britten, these recordings are mandatory!             Julius Katchen - Great Pianists of 20th Century Mily Balakirev, Johannes Brahms, ... Polygram Records, 1998 Colossal musician. Julius Katchen, who died of cancer at the age of 42 in 1969, was one of the unique pianistic talents of the century. Katchen left America shortly after World War II and landed in Paris, where he soon established himself as one of the most dazzling and sought-after ...             Julius Katchen: Decca Recordings 1949-1968 [Germany] Julius Katchen Decca France, 2006 Classic Katchen, But Why Import Only? In January, I was delighted to discover that Decca was issuing another round of "Original Masters" box sets, including ones featuring Jean Martinon, Wilhelm Backhaus and this title with Julius Katchen. It was the New Year, and I figured I'd hit the local CD shop in ...             Panorama: Passion for Piano Isaac Albeniz, Johann Sebastian Bach, ... Deutsche Grammophon, 2001 Great Classical Piano I picked up this CD because it had some of my favorite piano pieces of Bach, Brahms and Bartok on it. The renditions on these discs are terrific. And every single selection is really worth listening to- this is some of the best classical piano out there. If you're ...             Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto / Katchen, Dohnányi Ernst von Dohnanyi, Sergey Rachmaninov, ... Decca, 1997 The entire concerto is heavenly! I disagree with the previous reviewer when he says that Julius Katchen takes the first movement too fast. The passionate way in which he plays could make you think it is fast. And the orchestra is also up to the romantic task. As a bonus, the listener gets one of ...             Music for Relaxation Lynn Harrell, Alfred Prinz, ... Mca Import, 2002             Julius Katchen II (Great Pianists of the 20th Century series) Ludwig van Beethoven, Ernst von Dohnanyi, ... Polygram Records, 1999 Legendary Pianist in Mixed Bag of Piano Concertos Well, I bought the sampler of this series, and this was the most interesting of the bunch. Most people will have lots of the other released in CD format or LP format. However, many of these performances are not readily availible. Katchen was a fireband, but sometimes ...          products you might be interested in   search for classical music collection, definitive, rachmaninov, recordings, relaxation, selections      toavi.com    web we recommend Pure randomly chosen book: For All We Know (Arabesque)