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Czech conductor, violinist and composer
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Dvořák: Violin & Piano Concertos (CD Review)
by Karl NehringViolin Concerto in A minor, Op. 53, B 108; Piano Concerto in G minor, Op. 33, B. 63. Ruggiero Ricci, violin; Rudolf Firkušný, piano; St. Louis Symphony Orchestra; Walter Susskind, conductor. Vox Audiophile Edition VOX-NX-3035CDNaxos has obtained the rights to the original master tapes that Elite Recordings made for the Vox label decades ago (many music lovers no doubt remember Vox, who produced many excellent budget recordings that provided a gateway into the world of classical music for those of us with limited means). Appearing on the back cover of these new “Vox Audiophile Edition” versions is a highlighted statement affirming that “The Elite recordings for Vox legendary producers Marc Aubort and Joanna Nickrenz are considered by audiophiles to be among the finest sounding orchestral recordings.” For these reissues, Naxos engineers have taken those tapes from the vaults and carefully prepared these CDs for release, the end product of their labors […]
2023-08-30 09:10:00
Salzburg Festival (6) - GMYO/Hrůša: Mahler, 21 August 2023
[…] an eye, as in climaxes. We can perhaps be too ready to speak of national characteristics in music, especially in so complex a geographical and cultural area as Central Europe, yet momentarily forgetting whom I saw at the podium and listening only, as it were, with my ears, I was in the first movement and beyond put in mind both of the sort of sound I associated both with the Czech Philharmonic and with Rafael Kubelík’s wonderful recordings (studio and live) with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. There are all manner of ways to approach Mahler, but this particular brand of unforced musicality and golden, glowing, never saturated string tone seemed to forge a connection not only with Mahler’s Bohemian origins, but also with a tradition dating back to Mozart, Mysliveček, and indeed beyond.Programmatic explanations help some listeners and do no great harm, though the claim that Mahler’s faltering heartbeat […]
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