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August 4, 2007
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I have been deeply impressed with everything that I have heard in the re-mastered Living Stereo SACD series and this recording featuring Van Cliburn performing the Schumann Piano Concerto as well as the Beethoven Emperor Concerto just continues in this tradition of excellence.
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August 4, 2007
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I had not heard a Heifetz recording in over ten years. I don't remember being too impressed with his fiddle playing the first time I investigated his recordings and I must say that I was not impressed this time either.
Heifetz has an awful tendency to rush through everything. He does not seem to ... more |
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December 22, 2006
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DISAPPOINTING...I expected so much better than this from this conductor. This music deserves so much more. Haitink is merely sleepwalking here. The performance is forgettable and undistinguished in a very crowded field. I would avoid this one. It's underpowered, uninspired and uninspiring. Where's ... more |
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December 21, 2006
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Miraculous. Astonishing. Unbelievable.
This is the finest performance of Brahm's First Piano Concerto that I have yet encountered. Rubinstein knows no equal (I have compared this performance to those of Arrau, Serkin, Azhkenazy, Gilels, Curzon ... etc.).
For a recording that's over 50 years old, ... more |
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