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.

SVIATOSLAV RICHTER IN THE 50'S 5