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Mahler 5th.

Mahler 5th.

Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor Performed by the Budapest Festival Orchestra, conducted by Iván Fischer Gustav Mahler reached the peak of his musical career when he succeeded to be named Music …
Remember Milstein!

Remember Milstein!

Goldmark and Brahms: Violin Concertos On this recording, we get an unusual coupling of ‘Hungarian’ Romantic violin concertos, one rather more familiar than that by the other composer: Carl Goldmark’s concerto premiered in Nuremberg, October …
The Highest Level.

The Highest Level.

The Making of an Extraordinary Recording: Prokofiev’s piano concerto #3, and Bartok’s concerto #2. Pianist Lang Lang joins Sir Simon Rattle and the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra in this important collaboration, which will mark one of …
American Composers.

American Composers.

Pacific Trio performs: Music of American Composers On this CD, the Pacific Trio performs works by composers who represent the true essence of American classical music forms: Gershwin, Copland, Robert Muczynski and Leonard Bernstein. Featured …
Music for Cello.

Music for Cello.

Schubert: Arpeggione, and more. This collection of works for cello and piano is a tribute to two towering musicians of the 20th century, Mstislav Rostropovich and Benjamin Britten, who recorded all four of these works. …