Naxos
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Here are some examples of what makes Cortot special...The combination of poetic inwardness and virtuoso exuberance is magical. —
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Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 12, 13 & 14
Composer’s versions for Piano and String Quartet
Robert Blocker (piano)
Biava Quartet
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Wolosoff: Songs without Words (18 Divertimenti for String Quartet)
Carpe Diem String Quartet: Charles Wetherbee (violin), John Ewing (violin), Korine Fujiwara (viola) & Diego Fainguersch (cello)
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Biret grasps the size of Beethoven’s style. The polyphony is laid out in a relaxed way with little indulgence in point making. She keeps the big line and yet is thankfully sparing in her use... —
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Del Sal possesses a remarkable technique and a refined musical sensibility. This the Tarrega is all elegance, with subtle rubato and plenty of dynamic shading; the Sor is made to feel like early... —
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Herbert von Karajan conducts Brahms, Beethoven & Strauss
All tracks recorded between 6th and 17th September, 1943 in the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam
Concertgebouw Orchestra, Amsterdam, Herbert von Karajan
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