TAMERLANO

Richter in rare German video, late in his career but in fine form in 1992, including with two friends in a Trio

In 1935 Talich brought the Czech P.O to London, where he made legendary Dvor�k recordings including this Eighth Symphony - in which he felt truly in touch with the composer. Stanislav Nov�k's violin solos are exquisite, the pacing of the traditionally shaped performance is flawless and the strings sliding up and down in the Scherzo are irresistible. In 1938, just after the Munich betrayal, conductor and orchestra were back at Abbey Road to record supple accounts of Dvor�k's Sixth and Seventh symphonies and, (here..) their loveliest Talich recording, Suk's Serenade for Strings. Here everything is dewy-fresh and transparent, the solo playing (Alexander Plocek) is light as gossamer (Suk wrote the passage for solo strings at the end of the Adagio specially for Talich)." [Gramophone Awards 2005]

LOST ART OF JACOB LATEINER

STRING QUARTET / PIANIO TRIO

EARLY STRING QUARTETS

SVIATOSLAV RICHTER PLAYS BEETHOVEN & CHOPIN

Recording these works today has become a rite of passage for singers aspiring to being accepted as mature interpreters, also true for violinists with the Bach Unaccompanied Sonatas and for cellists, with the same composer's unaccompanied Suites. It was not always so. When Ms. Matthews taped her reading of these songs about 1953-4, there had been only a few 78 sets of each and another few on LP. These recordings differ from many others since they are usually performed by men as the protagonists are male. They are sung here by mezzo soprano Inez Matthews. Of women singers only soprano Lotte Lehmann had recorded them before her.

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A Follow up to Volume 1 (PACD 96063) which has been enthusiastically enjoyed by Richter aficionadoes, this volume includes two major items which Richter performed only once, the Debussy Fantasie and Stravinsky Capriccio, along with the Stravinsky Movements (1 other recording exists) and only recordings of brief pieces by Rachmaninov and Scriabin

I had reached a kind of child prodigy status where my respect for older fellow cellists had become minimal. The sound associated with the cellists of the day made me annoyed, disturbed, and, at times, furious. One day around 1934 my mother took me to a concert. I couldn't believe it! Out came a man with a cello, sat down, and played it the way I heard in my dreams. It was Emanuel Feuermann (Janos Starker)

This Recording, first published more than 2 decades ago and not distributed internationally, features Bartok's work for two violins performed by two violinists and singers with deep backgroun in Eastern European Folk Tradition.

A master. There can be no doubt of his place among the top pianists of his generation. [New York Times] "Unbelievable technique, marvellous facility, poetry and a beautiful touch." [Le Figaro, Paris]

In the early 1960s a lucky band of American flute players gathered in Brattleboro, Vermont to study with Marcel Moyse. We were all changed forever. I can only describe the experience as a kind of alchemy: when we walked into Mr. Moyse's studio we were one kind of player, and when we left we were another. We were richter, deeper. We were shaken, exhilarated, and illuminated.(Paula Robison)

"The performances on these discs have one thing in common: they are almost shockingly direct, so that one hears the mind of the composer Hindemith working behind every note. Anyone used to the readings of Mozart’s K.428 and Beethoven’s Op. 96 by, say, the Busch or Smetana Quartets may feel a lack of colour and nuance here. ..And yet, if the listener is patient, much will be gained by attending carefully to this no-frills approach." (Tully Potter)

The lst recordings of one of the greatest Lieder singers of the 20th Century

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RICHTER RARITIES WITH ORCHESTRA

Previously unreleased complete live 1965 concert from Brooklyn plus unreleased recording of Gershwin from 1993.

Renowned pedagogue and hugely popular performing personality, Josef Gingold made very few commercial recordings. This album presents him at his best, chosen carefully from various broadcasts and 78s

Starring Janos Starker.

An amazing revival of a lost area of African American cultural history: classical music performances from the early part of the 20th century. These souvenirs of the earliest such commercial recording ventures showcase forgotten examples of a great culture's accomplishments. The engineering and re-mastering, along with the exquisitely researched and annotated accompanying booklet are the joint labor of love of the Parnassus triumvirate team of Leslie Gerber, Tim Brooks, and Steve Smolian, making BLACK SWANS in my list, at least one of the top albums of the year.

Volume One of Two discs of both repertoire and recordings new to the Richter discography and therefore much sought after by collectors. Previously unreleased except private CD-R sold in Canada. Live concert recordings where the sound will not be hi-fi in any way but this is the only way collectors will hear his views on those works and we know they will love.

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