George Szell
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The character of the playing is unforgettable and, for all the racy exuberance, one senses a predominant feeling of affection and elegance. —
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Barber - Violin Concerto, Piano Concerto & Adagio For Strings
RecommendedIsaac Stern & John Browning
Leonard Bernstein, George Szell & Eugene Ormandy
Classic accounts of the lyrical Violin Concerto and the brilliant Piano Concerto - plus Eugene Ormandy's purposeful Adagio and Thomas Schippers's strong Second Essay for Orchestra. —
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Grammy Awards, 7th Awards (1964), Best Contemporary Classical Composition
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George Szell and the Cleveland Orchestra: The Forgotten Recordings
Cleveland Orchestra, George Szell
Szell later re-recorded almost all the repertoire, but it’s fascinating to hear the partnership when their much-vaunted precision was well in progress, if not immaculate...Best of all are Schumann’s... —
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BBC Music Magazine, June 2021, Historical Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2021, Reissue/Archive Issue of the Month
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Historical
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Barber: Concertos for Violin, Cello & Piano
RecommendedIsaac Stern (violin), Yo-Yo Ma (cello), John Browning (piano)
New York Philharmonic, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, The Cleveland Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein, David Zinman, George Szell
Authoritative and affectionate accounts of the three concertos, in various recording vintages, make up a valuable compilation. —
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Building a Library, January 2002, Mid-Price Choice
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Grammy Awards, 7th Awards (1964), Best Contemporary Classical Composition
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Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 21 & 26
RecommendedRobert Casadesus, André Previn
Cleveland Orchestra, Columbia Symphony Orchestra, George Szell
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Awards:
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Special offer. Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 and Sibelius: Symphony No. 2
Concertgebouw Orchestra, George Szell
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R. Strauss: Vier letzte Lieder
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano)
Radio Symphonie Orchester Berlin, George Szell
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