Good'ol Gustav's Birthday.
150 years after his birth (7 July 1860), and 100 years after his death (1911), it’s become a bit boring to quote the man himself when he said that his time would come, or,...
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Khachaturian Concert-Rhapsody for Violin and Orchestra, Violin Concerto
He takes a fairly dry-eyed approach to the concerto that wears well with repeated listening, not adding more to the piece’s considerable heart-on-sleeve than is needed but not shirking from sentiment when the music calls for it, either.
BEETHOVEN Piano Concertos Nos.1 & 3. Michelangeli/Vienna Symphony/Giulini (DG) – INKPOT
Ludwig van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827) Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op.15 Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op.37 ARTURO BENEDETTI MICHELANGELI piano Vienna Symphony conducted by Carlo Maria GiuliniDEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON Originals 449757-2...
INKPOT#94 CLASSICAL MUSIC REVIEWS: MAHLER Symphony No.9. Chicago SO/Boulez (DG)
GUSTAV MAHLER (1860-1911)Symphony No.9 Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by Pierre Boulez March 1998 release DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 457 581-2 [79:23] full-price by Roy Chan THE SYMPHONIES of Gustav Mahler have always presented musicians and sound...
INKPOT#75 CLASSICAL MUSIC REVIEWS: BRAHMS Violin Concerto. Violin Sonata No. 3 Vengerov/Chicago SO/Barenboim (Teldec)
Johannes BRAHMS (1833-1897) Violin Concerto in D major, op.77 (with first movement cadenza by Vengerov) Violin Sonata No.3 in D minor, op.108 MAXIM VENGEROV violin Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by DANIEL BARENBOIM (piano) TELDEC 0630-17144-2...