Concert Performances & Broadcasts, 1942-1969

1. Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major, K. 218
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
with Nathan Milstein , Strassbourg Radio Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Roger Albin

2. Violin Concerto No.1, in G minor, Op. 26
Composed by Max Bruch
with Nathan Milstein , Strassbourg Radio Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Roger Albin

3. Violin Concerto in A minor (2 versions), B. 96/B. 108 (Op. 53)
Composed by Antonin Dvorak
Performed by Gurzenich-Orchester with Nathan Milstein
Conducted by Paul Kletzki

4. Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77
Composed by Johannes Brahms
Performed by Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam with Nathan Milstein
Conducted by Pierre Monteux

5. Violin Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 28
Composed by Karl Goldmark
Performed by Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra with Nathan Milstein
Conducted by Bruno Walter

6. Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major, K. 218
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performed by Swiss-Italian Radio Orchestra with Nathan Milstein
Conducted by Carl Schuricht

7. Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major ("Turkish") K. 219
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performed by Suisse Romande Orchestra with Nathan Milstein
Conducted by Ernest Ansermet

8. Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 19
Composed by Sergey Prokofiev
Performed by Suisse Romande Orchestra with Nathan Milstein
Conducted by Ernest Ansermet

9. Caprices (24) for violin solo, Op. 1 (MS 25) No.11 in C: Andante
Composed by Niccolo Paganini
with Nathan Milstein

10. Caprices (24) for violin solo, Op. 1 (MS 25) No.11 in C: Presto
Composed by Niccolo Paganini
with Nathan Milstein

11. Caprices (24) for violin solo, Op. 1 (MS 25) No.13 in B flat: Allegro
Composed by Niccolo Paganini
with Nathan Milstein

12. Caprices (24) for violin solo, Op. 1 (MS 25) No.5 in A: Agitato
Composed by Niccolo Paganini
with Nathan Milstein

13. Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
with Nathan Milstein , ORTF Orchestra & Chorus

14. Partita for solo violin No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
with Nathan Milstein

15. Sonata for solo violin No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001 Adagio
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
with Nathan Milstein

Tracks:

Po Lazarus - Fairfield Four
Big Rock Candy Mountain - John Hartford
Wild Bill Jones - D. Tyminski/Alison Krauss
Blue & Lonesome - Alison Krauss
I Am Weary - Cox Family
Will There Be Any Stars - Cox Family
My Dear Someone - Gillian Welch & David Rawlings
I Want To Sing That... - Gillian Welch & David Rawlings
Sandy Land - The Whites
John Law Burned... - CT King/C. Linden
Green Pastures - E. Harris
I'll Fly Away - Gillian Welch & Alison Krauss

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Country music reclaimed its traditional soul with the chart-topping triumph of the O Brother, Where Art Thou? soundtrack. This concert sequel, recorded (and filmed) at Nashville's venerable Ryman Auditorium, reunites Emmylou Harris, Gillian Welch, Alison Krauss and Union Station, and other O Brother standouts. With little duplication, the selection extends the movie's revival of acoustic spirituals and Appalachian balladry, though the performances and pacing of the concert aren't quite as consistently compelling as the studio soundtrack. Among the highlights are a pair of originals by Welch and David Rawlings, the bluesy "Dear Someone" and the Everlyesque "I Want to Sing That Rock and Roll." Where O Brother interspersed archival recordings among the contemporary artistry, the concert finds Nashville gospel's Fairfield Four harmonizing on the chain-gang chant of "Po' Lazarus," while the late John Hartford (in one of his final performances) renews the deadpan whimsy of "Big Rock Candy Mountain." --Don McLeese

Customer Reviews:

Good music.......2007-05-15

Good music but not as good as "Oh Brother Where are Thou".
Worth the money.

reasonable good CD.......2006-07-26

This CD was ok. I enjoyed the actual "Brother, Where Art Thou" soundtrack better. If you are really into these particular artists, you should enjoy this.

I'm a Dapper Dan Man! .......2006-05-01

I can't express how much I love this movie, soundtrack and documentary. It's a classic in every sense of the word. The movie is hilarious, the music superb and it makes me reminesse (pardon my spelling)about all those times my parents forced me to watch Hee Haw as a child. It's just the PERFECT movie.

Check this out .........2004-01-29

This is a cool movie no doubt.
I would have rated it higher -- had I not known that some artists in the movie have never been paid for their performance in it -- hundred of thousands of copies sold -- but zilch has been paid to at least one artist that I personally know.
THey were giving this away on PBS -- to those making a donation --he (artist I know of)is ALL over this movie -- but he has yet to be compensated or recognized by the movie producers.

Just try it, it is addicting........2003-10-09

I never thought I was a fan of this kind of music till the "Oh Brother" movie, but this "Down from the Mountain" performance has added to my new love. The DVD or VCR of this is also a must see, where it was good to get to visit John Hartford one more time. I really enjoyed the backstage, inside glimpse at the performers on the DVD. Every single song on the CD is a good addition to the over-all pleasant experience, and I suggest you buy this CD if you are a true lover of good music, no matter what type of music you prefer.

Great Performances From The Library Of Congress, Vol. 6: Budapest String Quartet In Concert At The Library of Congress

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A happy and successful restoration!
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Great Performances From The Library Of Congress, Vol. 6: Budapest String Quartet In Concert At The Library of Congress

Manufacturer: Bridge
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Beethoven: Complete String Quartets

ASIN: B000003GJU
Release Date: 1997-02-18

Tracks:

Qt No.16 in F, Op.135: I. Allegretto
Qt No.16 in F, Op.135: II. Vivace
Qt No.16 in F, Op.135: III. Lento Assai, Cantante E Tranquillo
Qt No.16 in F, Op.135: IV. Der Schwer Gefasste Entschluss: Grave, Ma Non Troppo Tratto-Allegro
Qt No.15 in a, Op.132: I. Assai Sostenuto
Qt No.15 in a, Op.132: II. Allegro Ma Non Tanto
Qt No.15 in a, Op.132: III. Heiliger Dankgesang Eines Genesenden An Die Gottheit...
Qt No.15 in a, Op.132: IV. Alla Marcia, Assai Vivace
Qt No.15 in a, Op.132: V. Allegro Appassionato
Qt No.14 in c#, Op.131: I. Adagio Ma Non Troppo E Molto Espressivo
Qt No.14 in c#, Op.131: II. Allegro Molto Vivace
Qt No.14 in c#, Op.131: III. Allegro Moderato
Qt No.14 in c#, Op.131: IV. Andante Ma Non Troppo E Molto Cantabile-Piu Mosso-Andante Moderato..
Qt No.14 in c#, Op.131: V. Presto
Qt No.14 in c#, Op.131: VI. Adagio Quasi Un Poco Andante
Qt No.14 in c#, Op.131: VII. Allegro
Qt No.12 in E flat, Op.127: I. Maestoso-Allegro
Qt No.12 in E flat, Op.127: II. Adagio Ma Non E Troppo E Molto Cantabile-Andante Con Moto-Adagio...
Qt No.12 in E flat, Op.127: III. Scherzando Vivace-Presto
Qt No.12 in E flat, Op.127: IV. Finale
Qt No.13 in B flat, Op.130: I. Adagio, Ma Non Troppo-Allegro
Qt No.13 in B flat, Op.130: II. Presto-L'istesso Tempo
Qt No.13 in B flat, Op.130: III. Andante Con Moto, Ma Non Troppo
Qt No.13 in B flat, Op.130: IV. Alla Danza Tedesca. Allegro Assai
Qt No.13 in B flat, Op.130: V. Cavatina. Adagio Molto Expressivo
Qt No.13 in B flat, Op.130: VI. Finale. Allegro
Grosse Fuge, Op. 133: Overtura. Allegro-Fuga

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This three-CD set presents live performances from the Library of Congress by the most famous chamber ensemble of them all. Dates range from 1941 to 1960, capturing the Budapest in its prime. Compared with their more sedate, though still hugely impressive studio recordings, the group plays here with greater abandon and risk-taking. It pays off handsomely in more nuanced phrasing, greater intensity, especially in slow movements, and some recklessly fast speeds that add to the thrills. As expected, the 1960 performances are better-sounding sonically, though not completely without intonation problems; the earlier performances are almost flawless, but in boxy, dated sound. These interpretations still stand high among the best available, presenting a highly dramatic, thrustful Beethoven with the added excitement only live concert performances can give. --Dan Davis

Album Description

These recordings, which until now lay virtually hidden in the archives of the Library of Congress, span nearly the entire length of the Budapest's residency at the Library. This remarkable set showcases performances of youthful ardor from the early 40s, as well as those deep and mature reflective performances which project the visceral excitement of the Budapest's onstage persona. The Budapest's exceptionally warm sound in these performances displays the quality of the famous Stradivarius instruments that the quartet played on at their Library concerts. The Budapest Beethoven cycles is being sold at a special price- three discs for the price of two. Bridge Records has taken great care in the restoration of these rarities- concerts that only a lucky few were privileged to hear at the original sold out performances, when the audiences regularly lined up around the block for tickets. Bridge has documented the set with extensive annotation by Harris Goldsmith.

Customer Reviews:

Performances that will live forever.......2006-05-10

The greatest quartets ever written by the greatest quartet that ever played. I have been listening to these works for fifty years, and heard the Budapest Quartet play them live when I was a lot younger. I have many recordings them, including the early fifties mono sets (Jac Gorodetzky second violin) and the early sixties stereo sets (Alexander Schneider second violin), of all the quartets on Columbia LP alas, neither transferred complete to CD although parts of each have been, and several recordings by other quartets, older, the Busch Quartet, also essential, and newer, of which there are many fine ones, the Quartetto Italiano and the Talich in particular. But nothing, nothing compares with these. They are as I remember them from so many years ago. There are no words to express how beautiful, how intense, these performances are: the first movement of op. 131, the Heiliger Dankgesang of op. 132 (Edgar Ortenberg second violin), the Cavatina of op. 130, and a Grosse Fuge, op. 133, with energy beyond all others. As one of the other reviewers recommends, get the Dover score, and then spend the rest of your life listening. How is the sound? Just fine except for occasional distortion in some louder passages, but that is no matter. These are without doubt among the greatest recordings ever made. Let us hope that more Library of Congress recordings are made available and that some day all the Columbia recordings are reissued, including the earlier 78's, some of which have made it to CD.

A happy and successful restoration!.......2005-12-16

Just to think the fact these recordings were not available since 1951 and understand in its absolute transcendence the historical and artistic value of these supreme performances is by itself a huge motivation to acquire them. These recordings were made between 1940 and 1942 and the transcription could not be more successful.

Budapest String Quartets is the quintessential of the Chamber ensembles. They consolidated and guaranteed musicality, flair, passion, conveyance and mercurial commitment with Beethoven spirit.

It is no a mere casualty they have been inquired by Casals in his musical meetings in Prades as permanent guests.

All the performances are of first rate and possess that cosmic sense of contemplative gaze and perpetual melting with the eternity. The last stage of Beethoven, signed by a Farewell without sentimentalism and self indulgence is remarked and accented. For instance I do not think the supreme Quartet No.14 can be better played.

If you have decided to make an extraordinary collection of invaluable musical treasures, it's time for you to search and buy these diamantine recordings, that will mean not only a formidable approach to Beethoven but besides to be owner one of the most admirable treasures ever recorded.

Additionally the impressive format and its programmatic material is outstanding, with admirable statements and references.

Do not doubt it just a second.

The Library Recordings vs The Studio Recordings.......2003-12-28

As much as I love the Budapesters I couldn't get past the quality of the library recordings. You cannot hear the instruments articulate very well in some parts. I don't know if this is because the library has poor acoustics or the microphones where placed incorrectly. You loose some notes and even whole phrases at times in a blurr. The studio recordings are far superior in sound quality. If you already have these quartets in a modern recording and just want to add the superiority of the Budapesters then I would recommend this set so long as you know that there are sound limitations. If this is your first buy of these quartets I recommend buying the scattered and incomplete Sony Essential Classics recordings of the Budapesters playing these pieces. I know the CD generation will not like the library recordings, but if you are used to listening to music with a grain of salt for the quality of the recording then you can enjoy the library recordings.

These are the Late Beethoven Quartets.......2002-07-09

...This is a live performance at the Library of Congress. But it is THE LATE BEETHOVEN STRING QUARTETS.

This is GREAT STUFF. These quartets have a very special and devoted audience because of their exquisite beauty. Most who hear them love these pieces very deeply. I think this is a common effect.

It is important to know that Beethoven explored things in these pieces that other musicians have been coming to grips with for well over a century and a half. These are not pieces about only charm and grace (although there is plenty of charm and grace in these pieces). These are pieces that go deep into the human soul.

If you listen very closely these pieces can seem awfully strange. But if you listen even more closely their wonder shines through. Then awhile later you realize they own you and they become transcendent and they become a special part of your life.

For extra fun, get the Dover edition of the score of the complete Beethoven String Quartets and follow along.

The sound of these recordings is awfully good for their age, but don't expect it sounding like it came from the latest equipment.

These pieces are so important that you will want to collect several versions of them. I also recommend the Guarneri Quartet recordings. There are several others.

Pure Magic.......2002-07-09

This set of recordings is absolutely incredible. The depth of feeling that the Budapest puts into this music very persuasively depicts the spiritual intensity that Beethoven put into composing this music. Beethoven's last five quartet and the Grosse Fuge are quite possibly the single greatest pieces of music ever written, and the Budapest plays the music like they are. Incidentally, I must respectfully disagree with the previous review; I find the Heiliger Dankgesang completely satisfying; The Budapest plays it just right, giving the slow lyrical passages an almost unbelievably deep tone quality, and contrasting this beautifully with the bright, cheerful passages, which are performed to perfection. Very highly recommended, one of the best recordings I have.

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Hear Them Live!

40 Years of Concert Performances
The New Lost City Ramblers
Manufacturer: Rounder Select
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ASIN: B00005J9Y9
Release Date: 2001-06-12

Tracks:

Soldier's Joy
Down In The Willow
Brown's Ferry Blues
Too Tight Rag
Little Birdie
Darling Corey
The Democratic Donkey (Is In His Stall Again)
Poor Ellen Smith
On Some Foggy Mountain Top
Cackling Hen
The Battleship Of Maine
Worried Man Blues
The Unquiet Grave
Lady Of Carlisle
Groundhog
Orange Blossom Special
East Virginia Blues
Country Blues
Little Maggie
The Little Girl And The Dreadful Snake
Keep Moving
Fortune
She Tickles Me
The Arkansas Traveller
Saddle Up The Grey

Tracks:

Sally Goodin
The Old Bell Cow
It's Hard To Leave You, Sweet Love
Dark Holler Blues
Locks And Bolts
Wildwood Weed
Milk 'Em In The Evening Blues
Madeleine
Sourwood Mountain
Black Bottom Strut
Jordan Is A Hard Road To Travel
The Old Man At The Mill
Tom Sherman's Barroom
Turkey In The Straw (Introduction)
Turkey In The Straw
Old Joe Clark
Rabbit Chase
Poor Old Dirt Farmer
Tennessee Blues
Gonna Lay Down My Old Guitar
I've Always Been A Rambler
Baltimore Fire
Three Men Went A-Hunting

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On their 20 or so studio albums, the New Lost City Ramblers come across as musical antiquarians who are as concerned with the source of an old ballad or the tuning of a banjo as they are with the performance of the song in question. But on 40 Years of Concert Recordings they drop the scholarly pose and revel in the wild, wonderful, and sometimes weird world of early 20th-century rural string-band music. The 48 songs on this two-CD set include fiddle tunes, murder ballads, train songs, political songs, and love songs, interspersed with erudite, but always witty, commentary from the band. The songs may be spooky, as on Tracy Schwarz's chilling a cappella rendition of "The Unquiet Grave," or silly, such as "Too Tight Rag," which features John Cohen and Tom Paley in a kazoo duet. They may even be recently composed, like Mike Seeger's version of the Jim Stafford hit "Wildwood Weed," but the performances are always inspired. If you want to learn the history of these old-time classics, you should track down some of the Ramblers' studio recordings and pore through the liner notes. But if you want to hear this music the way it was meant to be heard, in front of a live audience played by enthusiastic musicians, then you should give 40 Years of Concert Recordings a listen. --Michael Simmons

Customer Reviews:

Nice Update.......2003-02-14

True keepers of the flame, the New Lost City Ramblers have staunchly preserved rural 1920s-30s music, especially the primitive southern string band sound eventually dubbed old-timey to distinguish it from the bluegrass it fathered. Mike Seeger (half-brother of Pete), Tom Paley and documentary filmmaker John Cohen formed the trio in 1958, with Cajun enthusiast Tracy Schwarz replacing Paley in 1962. Though they seldom perform together now, this two-CD, 48-song set expands and updates the trio's 1988 20 Years/Concert Performances on Flying Fish, with the thorough discographical source notations of old 78s that marked the trio's Folkways LPs.

Whereas The Holy Modal Rounders treated old-timey styles with levity, The NLCR have ardently repeated the original forms. Still, these are no frozen, sterile museum pieces. Some songs are funny - take "She Tickles Me" and, from a scared Spanish-American War grunt, "Battleship Of Maine." Comparing Ian & Sylvia's "Lady Of Carlisle" and the McGarrigles'
"Baltimore Fire" (both learned from the Ramblers) with the NLCR's versions shows they aren't always the greatest vocalists, but with their fiddle, banjo, autoharp and tiny, twangy jew's harp, they've been vital links in a chain leading from The Carter Family and Charlie Poole down to Jerry Garcia and now The Liva-Snaps.

Hear Them Live!.......2001-08-15

If you're familiar with the NLCR only through their studio recordings, you're in for a real treat with this compilation. If you've never given the Ramblers a chance, this is as good a place as any to start. This compliation is a recap of their long career (I'd dare say that the Ramblers may be one of the longest running musical acts around), and a very good one at that. What struck me about this album is how they've changed over the decades and still have managed to keep their old-time music fresh, faithful to tradition, yet open to innovation. A nice addition to anyone's old-timey music collection.

For The Fans - Live Concert Performances And A World Premiere Release

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The live album of idiots!
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Nice Gift
A GOOD C.D.
AMAZING live tribute for grateful fans!!!

For The Fans - Live Concert Performances And A World Premiere Release
Backstreet Boys
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ASIN: B00005B70G
Release Date: 2001-04-10

Tracks:

I Want It That Way (Live)
Don't Want To Lose You Now (Live)
Don't Want You Back (Live)
It's True
That's What She Said
All I Have To Give (acapella)

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Each limited-edition disc features three of the same tracks--the thoughtful, previously import-only "That's What She Said"; Black and Blue's so-so "It's True"; and an a cappella version of "All I Have to Give" (billed as the recording's first appearance). On this CD, the live songs included are "Don't Want to Lose You Now," "Don't Want You Back," and the great "I Want It That Way." --Rickey Wright

Customer Reviews:

The live album of idiots!.......2006-04-14

Why would anyone want to buy an album from a stupid, talentless, manufactured, and all-around HORRIBLE band like the F@gstreet Boys?!?!?! I tell ya' who: Brain-dead, teenybopping girls who watch MTV 24/7 and think Good Charlotte is brutal punk rock. If you want a REAL live album that DOESN'T HAVE VOCALS THAT WERE PRE-RECORDED, check out these GREAT live albums:

David Bowie-David Live
Pink Floyd-Pulse
Green Day-Bullet In A Bible
Nine Inch Nails-And All That Could Have Been
Radiohead-I Might Be Wrong
Yes-Yessongs

Those are awesome live albums that only a SERIOUS music fan can enjoy...

... Ahh... And now, here comes a hurricane of un-helpful votes. It's such a shame that all un-helpful votes do are lower my review rank, which means nothing to me...

Jeez.......2001-09-21

Well I love BSB, but I gotta say this cd kinda bites. I got it at burger king, for goodness sake. The songs are good, but lets face it, they're not the absolute best at performing live. Of course I bought it to show my bsb pride, but other then that its kinda pointless. Sorry!

Nice Gift.......2001-06-20

The price of this cd means that it would make the perfect gift for a friend who loves the Backstreet Boys. Featuring live tracks lile I Want It That Way. Dont Want You Back and other tracks like Dont Want To Lose You Now and Its True this cd is a must have for any fan of the Backstreet Boys

A GOOD C.D........2001-06-13

If you like the backstreet boys this cd would be a good additon to your collection.

AMAZING live tribute for grateful fans!!!.......2001-04-11

Now you all know the boys sound great on cd, but ya gotto admit hearing them live makes your knees go just a little weaker! The way their voices harmonize on this fans only album, is unbelievable! 'Don't want to lose you now', is soo emotional it makes you wanna cry happy tears! 'Don't want you back' makes you realize your boyfriend really ain't all that! That's what she said is sang so lively that you can imagine Brian really being cheeted on! (but he isn't) 'It's true' sounds even more powerful and is filled with the hearts and souls of the boys (you'll really cry on this one!!!) So get your tissues ready ladies, 'cause you're in for some happy tears! It's like having the Backstreet Boys up in your room with you and their doing a show... just for you!!!! SO BUY IT!

Previously Unreleased Concert Performances

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Previously Unreleased Concert Performances

Manufacturer: Music & Arts Program
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ASIN: B00002MXO7
Release Date: 2000-07-25

Sviatoslav Richter Concert Performances And Broadcasts, 1958-1976

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A thousand carats album!

Sviatoslav Richter Concert Performances And Broadcasts, 1958-1976

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ASIN: B000006KG3
Release Date: 1993-11-01

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A thousand carats album!.......2006-07-31

This fabulous set gives us a fabulous and complete selection from Richter's oeuvre that spans the years 1958-1976; it includes a kaleidoscopic variety of composers, a wide range of musical styles. The famed pianist Glenn Gould once affirmed : "There are musicians who try to bypass the whole question of the performing mechanism, to create the illusion, at any rate, of a direct link between themselves and a particular musical score, helping therefore the listener to achieve a sensation of involvement, not with the performance per se, but rather, with the music itself." And that is absolutely valid in the case of Richer.

For many Beethoven purists, Richer may result quite propulsive and even unaware. But that is just an illusion. It's a question of temperament. Richter uses to explore directly without reflexive pauses the soul of Beethoven. In fact, you may feel Richter plays as a huge mirror that reflects the multiple facets of any composer as a whole. In this superb compilation Beethoven occupies two and a quarter CD' s . His Variations & Fugue for piano Op. 35 are even much more emotive and volcanic respect the famous performance given in Carnegie Hall of 1965. (I just have this recording and have compared them one each other.). The Sonata Op. 10 is extraordinary. The Sonata Op. 4 is an excellent performance that denotes the multiplicity of vision (listen to Benedetti Michelangeli and Schnabel, for instance). The Sonata 32 is memorable although it's far to reach the unbeatable version of Paul Badura Skoda ` s version of 1973.

Believe or not the impressive performance of Richter around Pictures at exhibition is not so far respect to the well known and best acclaimed version of Sofia. You may realize this recital in Budapest was made just a week after Sofia' s performance and the most notable feature is how different is. If it's true the overall texture is visibly lighter and less dark respect Sophie, in certain passages I find it wildest, aggressive and even volcanic. The Catacombs and the Great Gate of Kiev are to my mind, much reposed analytical and colder but better performed. In my case, I have another additional Pictures of Richter and I use to compare between themselves.

Tchaikovsky pieces are quite sensitive and beautifully phrased. Scriabin' s Ninth Sonata has always been a personal trademark of this formidable pianist, although I rather his mesmerizing Warsaw live version of 1972. Prokoviev' s Fourth Sonata has constituted for Richter another treasured battle horse in most of his recitals. He possesses that required intensity, black humor and bitter cynicism that nestles along the score, because of the fact nobody like him knew about the nature of the monster and the oppressive atmosphere in those years. In sum, this is a very remarkable musical document for treasure and enjoy it over and over.

Highly recommended for those Richter' s hard fans and even you don' t.

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1001 Ways to Be Romantic: The Music

Manufacturer: Four Winds
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ASIN: B00001X55U
Release Date: 1999-10-12

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Girl With The Flaxen Hair
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Arabesque No. 1
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Waltz In C Sharp Minor: Op. 64, No. 2
Fur Elise
Songs Without Words: Op. 62, No. 1
Nocturne In F Sharp Minor: Op. 48, No. 2
Waltz In A Major: Op, 39, No. 15
Walta In E Major: Op. 39, No. 2
Carnival Of The Animals: The Swan

Pittsburgh Symphony Brass: A Christmas Concert

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Supurb Christmas playing
Beautiful Sounds
Sounds OK, but very short tracks

Pittsburgh Symphony Brass: A Christmas Concert
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Release Date: 2000-10-10

Tracks:

Joy To The World
Carol Of The Bells
Ding Dong! Merrily On High
I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day
The Merry Bells Of Speyer
I Saw Three Ships
Christmas Song
Mid-Winter
Masters In This Hall
In Dulci Jubilo
He Is Born Emmanuel
How Brightly Shines The Morning Star
Lo, How A Rose E'er Blooming
Volte
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
Wexford Carol
Murztaler Engelruf
The Twelve Days Of Christmas
We Three Kings
Kommt, Christen, Seht...
Schlafe Mit Rueh
Good King Wenceslas
Patapan
Capriccio A 2 Cornetti Soli
Silent Night
Nativity Carol (Poverty)
Infant Holy
Deck The Halls
We Wish You A Merry Christmas

Album Description

The Pittsburgh Symphony Brass, led by Grammy Award winner George Vosburgh, possesses a unique blend of virtuosity with brilliant sonority rarely achieved in brass music. With renowned Chicago producer Arnie Roth at the helm, A Christmas Concert was recorded in the East Liberty Presbyterian Church, Pittsburgh in July, 2000.

In December of that year, "it took over the town" to quote one of the members of the sales staff at the Pittsburgh Symphony gift store Curtain Call, which sold over 1,800 units at its one location. With concert performances, TV. appearances, press coverage, in-store appearances, and saturated airplay from legendary radio station WQED, this ensemble of world class musicians has gained a very large following.

Twenty-nine carols and traditional holiday songs evoke the splendid joys of the season, and will warm the hearts of all who listen. The Pittsburgh Symphony Brass gives a performance to remember that people around the country will soon discover.

Customer Reviews:

Supurb Christmas playing.......2001-09-10

This group put a show on last winter at a local church in Pittsburgh, and I have to say that it is one of the best sounding brass groups I have listened to. I agree, some of the songs are short, but the quality and talent that goes into the pieces is excellent. I would also recommend Empire Brass Quartet and some of their recordings if you like what you hear on this CD.

Beautiful Sounds.......2000-11-07

Superb playing from the brass section of one of our finest orchestras. Yes, the tracks are short, but there are 29 of them!

Sounds OK, but very short tracks.......2000-10-28

You can get an idea of the sound by listing to the samples here. Too bad the track listing on the website doesn't include the times. I specifically bought this hoping to find a long version of "Master in this Hall". Fortunately I read the lable before opening the CD, that cut is only 53 seconds! Most of the cuts on this CD are under 2 minutes in length, and several are less than one minute. ("Patapan" is only 42 seconds) You basically get enough music for one verse. OK for background music (at low volume) but I find little use for it otherwise.

Average customer rating:

Tappin' the Earth's Backbone
Jack Gladstone
Manufacturer: Jack Gladstone
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Folk | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000CAH43Y
Release Date: 2005-01-11

Tracks:

Legends of Glacier
When Napi Roasted Gophers
Thunderman
Speak to Me Grandma
Bear Who Stole the Chinook
Sometimes Eagles
Over Tokyo and Berlin
Tappin' the Earth's Backbone
Letter to the World
Last Best Place
To Marry the Sun
Wolf
Farmer of the Waters
Barn Dance
Builder (Enhanced with Multimedia Material)

Ginette Neveu Historic Public Performances

Average customer rating:

Historic is Right!
An Unforgattable Performance with deep and touching interpretation
Really gorgeous Beethoven violin concerto
this is the one.

Ginette Neveu Historic Public Performances

Manufacturer: Music & Arts Program
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

Ginette Neveu
Ginette Neveu Plays Brahms
Brahms, Sibelius: Violin Concertos
Complete Recordings/1912 Recordings
The First Recordings of Ginette Neveu; The Complete Recordings of Josef Hassid

ASIN: B00000IMF0
Release Date: 1999-05-18

Tracks:

Violin Concerto In D, Op. 61: I. Allegro ma non troppo
Violin Concerto In D, Op. 61: II. Larghetto
Violin Concerto In D, Op. 61: III. Rondo (Allegro)
Tzigane For Violin & Orchestra

Tracks:

VIOLIN CONCERTO IN D, OP. 77: I. Allegro non troppo
VIOLIN CONCERTO IN D, OP. 77: II. Adagio
VIOLIN CONCERTO IN D, OP. 77: III. Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace
Poeme For Violin & Orchestra, Op. 25: Bonus Track: Poeme For Violin & Orchestra, Op. 25

Customer Reviews:

Historic is Right!.......2007-07-03

Very good sound and historic performances. Whether they are the 'greatest' I don't know. But certainly worth hearing if one is interested in the Violin repertoire.

An Unforgattable Performance with deep and touching interpretation .......2006-03-17

Ginette just reached her prime time before the tragedy. Not like her early performance with somewhat forceful but fluently, her Beethoven Violin Concerto gives the insight hardly found by other virtuosos. The lamenting singing and deep thoughts just change the face of a masterpiece often played too frivolously. Every phrase is played with heart, but the integrity and smooth are maintained.
As for recording, you cannot ask more compared with other pre-60's recordings. Not much noise and the clarity of violin is kept. To make it short, this is the disc you can never miss.

Really gorgeous Beethoven violin concerto.......2005-08-13

Among the many virtuoso violinists, Ginnette Neveu is my favorite violinists. She has never disappointed me.
Every time I hear her music, I can fully fall into the music and feel her extreme passion and purity.

I own severals of her Brahms violin concertos(Issay Dobrowen / Philharmonia orchestra 1946, Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt / North German Radio Symphony Orchestra 1948 ,Antal Dorati / The Hague Residentie Orchestra 1949) and showpieces.
Among these various versions, this recording is Antal Dorati / The Hague Residentie Orchestra version which was recorded just before her death and became the last recording of Brahms violin concerto.
In this recording, she showed the most potent phrasing and extreme lyricism in Cadenza at the 1st movement.
I think this version is the best Brahms violin concerto.

This is the first time that I heard Beethoven's violin concerto played by Ginnette. Her expression was really gorgeous and phrasing was astonishingly fluent. She made me fall into the real music and made me lament. In addition, even though this recording was MONO ADD, it was clean unbelievably.

this is the one........2001-10-02

get past the late 40's sound. its not hard, once ginette begins to
create the brahms concerto like no one ever has. nor will this kind of sound be made again soon, I lament. she will ruin your taste for any other violinist. sorry.

Track Listings:

Track Listings

track listings

Track Listings

Complete Meteor Rockabilly and Hillbilly Recording

Frederic Chopin: Four Ballades, Grande Polonaise Brillante/Polonaise-fantaisie

Impromptu Blue

Back in the Pool

Fall in Love All Over Again With

R&B Music: 8 Days of Christmas [Import]

Family Dance

Chopin: Concerto Nos.1 & 2

New Favorite [Hybrid SACD] [SACD]

Henry Mancini's Music: Jazz Sound From P [Import]

Glass [Enhanced] [EP]

Greatest Hits [Import]

Drew's Famous All American Party Music

Show Me the Money

Jazz Concerto Grosso