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A State of Wonder: The Complete Goldberg Variations (1955 & 1981)
Johann Sebastian Bach, Glenn Gould, ...
Sony, 2002
A work so great it demands discovery
+ Satisfy your comparative impulse
+ Eye-opening, musical, wonderful
+ GREAT sound fidelity
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Jean Sibelius: Violinkonzert/Serenaden/Humoreske
Jean Sibelius, André Previn, ...
Deutsche Grammophon, 1996
A remarkable performance
+ A splendid rendition
This is a quite remarkable performance; Mutter plays with more intensity and urgency than any other performer I've heard, replacing for instance the usual meditative approach to the opening phrases with concentrated power and strength and sharp edges (mostly because of the decision to play the ...
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Itzhak Perlman & Daniel Barenboim - Beethoven: Violin Concerto, Romances 1 & 2
Ludwig van Beethoven, Berliner Philharmoniker, ...
EMI Classics France, 1990
In german language.
+ a rare performance
+ Excellent performance of greatest of all violin concertos
+ Excellent performance of greatest of all violin concertos
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Handel - Messiah / Ameling · A. Reynolds · Langridge · Howell · Marriner
George Frideric Handel, Neville Marriner, ...
Decca, 1995
Tears of joy
+ Great Recording
+ Uplifting, fantastic, beautiful
+ The Definitive Messiah!
+ stellar performance - except for alto
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Grieg, Schumann: Piano Concertos / Radu Lupu, André Previn
Edvard Grieg, Robert Schumann, ...
Decca, 2000
Excellent from start to finish
+ Marvelous accounts
+ Interpretative excellence!
+ dramatic concertos
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Fauré, Debussy, Ravel: Piano Trios
Niklas Schmidt, Maurice Ravel, ...
Elektra / Wea, 1992
Superb Playing of Some Stunning French Chamber Music
+ Faure, Debussy and Ravel's Piano Trios
+ very good CD
+ Perfect Rainy Day Music
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Haydn: Piano Sonatas Nos. 33, 38, 58, 60
Franz Joseph Haydn, Emanuel Ax
Sony, 2005
Emanuel Ax Plays Haydn Sonatas
+ Ecstasy!
In the mid-1980's Emanuel Ax recorded three volumes of Haydn piano sonatas in what was anticipated would ultimately become a complete set. The project has stalled, but fortunately there is a great deal to be enjoyed in Ax' recordings of Haydn. ( A fourth recording appeared a decade after the ...
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Liszt: The Two Piano Concertos; The Piano Sonata
Franz Liszt, Kiril Kondrashin, ...
Philips, 1995
Consummate Mastery In The Liszt Concertos
+ Richter plays Liszt
+ On the Lizst piano sonata
+ To unbalance for rebalance!
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Brahms: Piano Trios Nos. 1 & 2
Eroica Trio, Johannes Brahms
Angel Records, 2002
HEARTBREAKING, BREATHTAKING BRAHMS
+ Vintage Brahms fluently played
+ Difficult Music Handled Exqusitiely
Not since Nigel Kennedy's recording of the Brahms Violin Concerto have I been moved to tears by a performance. The Eroica Trio, living up to its name, is truly "heroic" in its fearless, unabashed, resounding romantic fervor, heady emotional sweep, exceptional inspiration, and excruciatingly ...
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Schubert: The Late String Quartets; String Quintet
Franz Schubert, Emerson String Quartet, ...
Deutsche Grammophon, 2004
FULL APPRECIATION
+ Schubert -- with passion
+ Truly outstanding
+ Emerson are very good....
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Mad About Tchaikovsky
Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Leonard Bernstein, ...
Deutsche Grammophon, 1993
A Great Listening experience!
+ Good collection
If you like Tchaikovsky, you will enjoy this recording. A value at the great Amazon price!
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Mozart: Piano Trios K.496 & 502 [Germany]
Jian Wang, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, ...
Dg Imports, 1997
Excellent CD
A wonderful album! Highly recommended for its musicality, beautiful phrasing, and warm tone from all musicians. Although it veers toward a more romantic interpretation, it is very convincing.
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Stardust
Stephane Grappelli
1201 Music, 1999
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Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 20, 23, 24, 26 & 27
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Benjamin Britten, ...
Decca, 2002
A treasured musical file!
+ Mozart pianism at its finest
+ Mozart played to perfection
+ Great straightforward Mozart
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Schubert: Impromptus For Piano
Franz [Vienna] Schubert, Murray Perahia
Sony, 1990
Perfection: one of the best albums I own
+ Schubert's Impromptus
+ I enjoy it but I'm no classical fan
+ A masterful recording of Schubert
+ treasure this album
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