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Shostakovich: Symphonies 8-10 - Petrenko | listening - May 29, 2023

A superb recording of Shostakovich's symphonies 8-10. Great virtuosity, full dynamics, a lot of details. Listened to in stunning stereo.

Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 - Noseda | Adrian Quanjer - May 28, 2023

Das war einmahl… Just for once, so it seems. What a pity! Despite the adamant encouragement from old hands like John, NSO has apparently decided to move from physical Hi-Res ...

Aucoin: Orphic Moments - Rose | David Stanbury - May 27, 2023

This album has 2 discs of music. Oddly, the first disc is a SACD while the second disc is a conventional CD!

Rachmaninov: 4 Piano Concertos, Paganini Rhapsody - Ashkenazy, Previn | DYB - May 30, 2023

Contrapunctus, I agree. For me the Decca Japan issue is really spectacular. Esoteric's choices continue to confound me. So many of their recent issues have been released very ...

Rachmaninov: 4 Piano Concertos, Paganini Rhapsody - Ashkenazy, Previn | Athenaeus - June 1, 2023

Indeed! In June they will also release Milstein's recording of Bach's Sonatas and Partitas. A great set! The thing is, though, that Tower Records released this one on SACD not ...

Rachmaninov: 4 Piano Concertos, Paganini Rhapsody - Ashkenazy, Previn | Contrapunctus - May 30, 2023

Esoteric is going to release these recordings on June 17th. Given the already brilliant transfers out there, I'm definitely not interested.

Beethoven: Symphonies 1-9 - Konwitschny | Contrapunctus - June 6, 2023

The only important work for me here is the recording of the Hiller Variations anyway. As far as I can see, there is not a single release of this impressive work on SACD.

Jethro Tull: Stand Up | Downunderman - April 24, 2023

Bit of a sow's ear sonically although the album itself is quite nice. The Tull would go on to do better albums but the kitchen sink character of this one has its charms. Ian ...

Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3 - Haskil, Markevitch

Tower Universal Vintage  PROC-2287/8 (2 discs)

Stereo Hybrid

Classical - Orchestral

Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3
Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2
Falla: Noches en los jardines de Espána
Mozart: Piano Concertos 20 & 24

Clara Haskil, piano
Orchestre des Concerts Lamoureux
Igor Markevitch, conductor

All

Recording

Analogue recording

Works (5)

• Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37
• Frederic Chopin: Concerto for Piano No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21
• Manuel de Falla: Noches en los jardines de España for Piano and Orchestra (1909-16)
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano No. 20 in D minor, K. 466
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano No. 24 in C minor, K. 491