Among the 13 sets of variations for solo piano by Beethoven on this two discs set, only three of them are even reasonably well known and the rest might as well come from the dark side of the moon as far as even the most dedicated of Beethoven lovers are concerned. Pretty much everybody has heard of Beethoven's Variations on "God Save the King" and ...
Here is a CD reissue that collectors have sought for decades: John Ogdon's magnificent 1967 EMI Angel recording of Ferruccio Busoni's Piano Concerto, Op. 39, with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra under Daniell Revenaugh. This was the first commercial recording of Busoni's elephantine concerto, which is in five movements, calls for male chorus in ...
John Ogdon's 1971 recordings of Alexander Scriabin's piano sonatas and other works for piano may not be the first choice of devotees of the mystical Russian composer, but this EMI Classics twofer is highly recommended at the affordable reissue price. Those well-acquainted with Scriabin's music will likely hold particular recordings as ...
As far as greatest-hits compilations go, this 2007 reissue from EMI of Camille Saint-Saëns' best-known works is really hard to beat. Considering that complete performances of the popular Carnival of the Animals and the Symphony No. 3 in C minor, "Organ," are presented, along with the orchestral tone poem Danse macabre, the Allegro appassionato for ...
The phrase "edgy brilliance" takes on a whole new meaning in these phenomenal four discs of electrifying performances by English pianist John Ogdon. A prodigy of unparalleled virtuosity and an interpreter of keen intelligence, Ogdon's career lasted barely 11 years from his tying for first prize in the Moscow Tchaikovsky Piano Competition in 1962 ...
Classical Legends is an EMI two-disc set that provides a way for non-expert listeners to get a grip on classical music and opera from the artist's, rather than a composer or genre-driven perspective. Its one-track-per-artist program is weighted more to the classical end of the scale as opposed to vocal music, and also included are some performers ...
Who knows what strange confluence of influences came together to produce the program on this two-disc set of Grieg's music on EMI? One can certainly understand why the producers would choose music from Peer Gynt -- it is one of Grieg's best-known and best-loved works -- but why a pleasant albeit not especially inspired performance of the ...
With the widespread popularity of stereophonic sound by 1957, it is perplexing that this 1966 recording of Brahms' second piano concerto would be made in monaural sound. Still more puzzling is why more was not done during remastering to brighten the sound. The result is an overall unsatisfactory sound quality wherein only the instrument that ...
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