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Menachem Pressler For more than 50 years, Menahem Pressler was the driving force of the legendary Beaux Arts Trio, giving 6,000 performances until the trio stopped performing in 2009.I attended one of their final concerts …

Sibelius – Symphonies Nos. 1, 2, 5 & 7 I was living in New York during the Bernstein years when he was the conductor of the New York Philharmonic, and television was pretty new in …

New Year’s Concert 2012: Vienna Philharmonic – DVD The annual New Year’s Day Concert in Vienna’s Musikverein hall has been an important tradition for more than seven decades, and the resulting recordings with works from …

New Year’s Eve Concert Gala 2010 The 2010 New Year’s Eve concert, from Berlin, featured two very prominent stars: Elina Garanca, mezzo soprano, and conductor Gustavo Dudamel. Recorded live, this gala performance presents a selection …

Mahler: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 5 This is a live recording of Symphonies 4 &and 5 from the 26th BBC Prom at Royal Albert Hall, London, August 5, 2010 Mahler: Symphony No. 4 in G …