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Rostropovich plays Shostakovich This CD contains previously unknown unique recordings of Dmitri Shostakovich’s Cello concertos. Mstislav Rostropovich is the Cello soloist. Mstislav Rostropovich, who was one of the greatest 20th-century cellists, studied composition with Dmitri …

Andris Nelsons conducts: From the New World On this DVD we have recordings “From the New World”: a concert featuring Dvořák’s iconic Symphony No. 9 alongside works by Ives, Adams and Stravinsky. The concert is …

Erik Satie: Short Pieces for piano Jan Kaspersen, pianist and composer, was born on the 22nd of April, 1948. He studied piano under Herman Koppel and Duke Jordan; and he studied jazz theory with George …

Mariss Jansons conducts Brahms and Janacek Live Recording from The KKL Concert Hall, Lucerne, 2012 This DVD brings us two works that really are vastly different. Johannes Brahms wrote his second symphony in 1877, while …

Debussy, Poulenc, Ravel and Francaix: Piano Concertos On this CD, we hear this unique compilation of French piano concertos performed by pianist Florian Uhlig. Included in this recording are largely neglected works by Debussy, Poulenc, …