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IDIS continues their tradition of re-issuing young Glenn Gould great live performances. These recordings were made in 1959 when the Canadian artist was only 27 years old. Gould's artistic maturity shines throughout this album but what mainly comes through is the absolute and unique originality of this incredible talent he possessed. This album comes his his offbeat interpretation of Brahms' Concerto in D minor, Op. 15. We have the top of his artistic talent in the Mozart Concert No. 24 where the lucky meeting with Leonard Bernstein gives us a unique and incredible result of beauty and poetry.

Musici: a real legend in the history of classical disco, in Sixties and Seventies of twentieth century of the rediscovery of the great eighteenth century Italian instrumental repertoire that was too long neglected and put in a second plan than one of German-Austrian origin. This release presents one of the greatest classical works of the eighteenth century- the famous Albinoni Adagio in F minor recorded by Musici in 1961 with three incredible violin Concertos by Pletro Antonio Locatelli the most important predecessor of Paganini’s Italian virtuosity.

Classical Music

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Glenn Gould maintained a very peculiar relationship, a sort of love and hate, with Beethoven's music, which he performed out of any traditional scheme or system. This CD presents two further Beethoven rarities in live recordings by the Canadian pianist, the first being the Piano Concerto No.1 in C, op. 15, recorded in Turin, Italy on 23 January 1951 when Gould was only nineteen. The Piano Concerto No.3 in c, op. 37, with the Canadian Radio Orchestra under conductor Heinz Unger, was recorded four years later, on 21 February 1955. This very significant addition to the discography of Glenn Gould furthers the image of this eclectic, fascinating and singular artist.

In 1962 in recognition 50th anniversary of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor's death, Sir Malcolm Sargent recorded his Songs of Hiawatha, considered a milestone in English choral music. Also included on this recording are the Symphonic Variations of Anton�n Dvor�k recorded in1959.

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Argentina has been a very prosperous nation specially in the first half of the XX Century when in Argentina there was an excellent standard of life even better than Europe where two world wars were fought. Consequentially even the the guitar studies and culture have benefited of these period of prosperity and great cultural vitality. It was in the historical phase that lots of important guitarist reached international success. IDIS release, the seventh of the serie Master of guitar " present an accurate selection of these performers many of these are nowadays rare and very difficult to find. In our anthology are present and stand out some female guitarists among them the greatest of all Maria Luisa Anido 1907 -1996 and with her there others may be less known but lot talented as Maria Angelica Funes 1916-1998 and Nelly Ezcaray 1920-1975. Roberto Lara worked not only as performer but also as as arranger and duo made by Graciela Pomponio 1927-2007 and Jorge Mart�nez Zarate 1923-1993 can be considered as a different and valid otion to the one formed by Ida Presti and Alexandre Lagoya.

Beethoven Symphony No. 2 in D major Op. 36 was written in 1802 the same year of the Heilegenstadt Testament, the letter never sanded to all his brothers, where the Magister self confessed with deep soul and pain his inability in having normal relationship with the people and the society due to his deafness. even the Symphony No. 2 has been mainly composed in Heiligenstadt it did not represent a close correspondence between the art and life of the german composer. Symphony No. 2 has a more contradictory character to Symphony No. 1 and for this fact some musical researchers consider it as a"Transition work". But nevertheless its thematic richness it is the most remarkable representation less conventional and formal than the previous Symphony; to a more profound analysis we could say thay Beetohven in this Second Symphony had tired to give unity and harmony to different and heterogeneous music elements. The themes and the ideas which came out from the music are now heroics now gallant and all are expressed by an orchestral language rich of syncopation, “sforzando” and frenetical interplay among micro music motives. With this peculiar inhomogeneity Symphonu No. 2 is work already looking toward the Future without reaching it or synthesize it in a formal and expressive vision well defined as Beethoven realized in Symphony No. 3 The Eroic Op. 55.

IDIS in its serie Karajan Spectacular is presenting all Beethoven Symphonies in a serie of live recordings made by the Great German director between Fifties and Seventies XX Century. In this release the recording of Second Symphony in D major is rare and almost unobtainable performed 10th April 1953 with Torino RAI Symphony Orchestra with Karajan well known soloist. As album ending and amazing performance of Concert in D major for violin and orchestra op 61 live recorded in Lucerne in 1954 where Karajan conducts one of the most soloist of these times Wolfgang Schneiderhan a real expert of this Beethoven Concert.

Russian musical and artistic world has always been a world a part of not easy understanding for the ones who were not Russian. It is between East and West and always on the edge of these sides and It has always been the birthplace of incredible musical talents who did not have a peaceful and easy life outside their homeland. Even classic guitar during XX Century has many incredible talents from Russia as for instance Aleksandr Mikhailovich Ivanov-Kramskoy, whose name will be unknown to many guitar fans and lovers. These six album of Master of Guitar series gives the opportunity to meet the most significant and important XX Century Russian guitarists: very peculiar artist who had a very strange personal history and who lived in a historical period of deep changes and they could testify their love for guitar.

In Italy, the guitar had a difficult time being considered a classical instrument like it was in other countries. The first guitar course was instituted in Italian conservatories in 1965 but even in the 70s and 80s many Concerto Societies did not have or promote even the most internationally famous guitarists. This new release collects six performances by guitar students. The album begins with Pasquale Taraffo, who can be considered the perfect example of a performer on the edge between classical and popular music. The album ends with Mario Parodi, an extraordinary performer and musician who is unfortunately often overlooked. The other four protagonists of this new release are part of the Italian guitar revival: from Giulio Giulietti, to Luigi Mozzani and from Luigi Mariotti to Mario Gangi, who made classical guitar famous throughout Italy with his television appearances.

IDIS is moving forward in its rediscovery of the most important legendary members of the Spanish school, presenting the fourth release in the Master of Guitar Series. The collection presents several rare pages coming from private collectors helping IDIS in making this a project that, once finished, will be a sort of Guitar Encyclopedia. Alongside famous composers and performers like Llobet, Sainz de la Maza, and Manuel Diaz Cano this anthology presents nearly forgotten artists like Angel Iglesias and Rosita Rodés whose listening will be a lovely surprise for the audience.

Classical Music

Classical Music

Classical Music

Classical Music

Classical Music

Classical Music

Classical Music

Classical Music