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Schumann: Cello Concerto
from: Deutsche Grammophon
: :Mischa Maisky's wide vibrato, big, full tone, exaggerated rubatos, and consistent lunge for the emotional jugular make him a controversial artist, loved by some and disliked by others. This disc will confirm both opinions, as did his earlier, intense recording of the Concerto with Bernstein. Here, he's joined by a much smaller, conductorless orchestra and there's a refreshing give-and-take between band and soloist. Although it reveals countless orchestral details, the close-up engineering spotlights the cello, undercutting the point of recording the chamber orchestra version. Maisky's playing is often breathtaking in its ...
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Après un rêve
from: Deutsche Grammophon
: :Mischa Maisky's wide vibrato, big, full tone, exaggerated rubatos, and consistent lunge for the emotional jugular make him a controversial artist, loved by some and disliked by others. This disc will confirm both opinions, as did his earlier, intense recording of the Concerto with Bernstein. Here, he's joined by a much smaller, conductorless orchestra and there's a refreshing give-and-take between band and soloist. Although it reveals countless orchestral details, the close-up engineering spotlights the cello, undercutting the point of recording the chamber orchestra version. Maisky's playing is often breathtaking in its ...
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Midori ~ Sibelius - Violin Concerto · Bruch - Scottish Fantasy / Israel PO · Mehta
: :Mischa Maisky's wide vibrato, big, full tone, exaggerated rubatos, and consistent lunge for the emotional jugular make him a controversial artist, loved by some and disliked by others. This disc will confirm both opinions, as did his earlier, intense recording of the Concerto with Bernstein. Here, he's joined by a much smaller, conductorless orchestra and there's a refreshing give-and-take between band and soloist. Although it reveals countless orchestral details, the close-up engineering spotlights the cello, undercutting the point of recording the chamber orchestra version. Maisky's playing is often breathtaking in its ...
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Simply Anne-Sophie
from: Deutsche Grammophon
:Album Description:ANNE-SOPHIE MUTTER is one of the best-known classical musicians in the US, and her concert appearances here are sold-out events. Her contributions to the violin repertoire, her extraordinary collaborations with the most accomplished and elite of musical partners, and her unstinting devotion to excellence point to a legacy of unequalled brilliance. 2006 is the 30th anniversary of the beginning of Ms. Mutter’s public career, which has intersected with and influenced the lives of so many important musicians of the era and inspired the minds and hearts of millions of listeners ...
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Boris Tishchenko: Concerto for Violin, Piano & String Orchestra; Dante-Symphony No. 3
from: Fuga Libera
:Album Description: Live performance conducted by the great Gennady Rozhdestvensky. Tishchenko was the favorite pupil of Shostakovich and a major figure in St. Petersburg musical life, but his work is little known. This album is a great way to discover the composer.
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John Tavener: A Portrait
from: Naxos
:Album Description: Live performance conducted by the great Gennady Rozhdestvensky. Tishchenko was the favorite pupil of Shostakovich and a major figure in St. Petersburg musical life, but his work is little known. This album is a great way to discover the composer.
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Mozart: Symphonies
from: Philips
:Album Description: Live performance conducted by the great Gennady Rozhdestvensky. Tishchenko was the favorite pupil of Shostakovich and a major figure in St. Petersburg musical life, but his work is little known. This album is a great way to discover the composer.
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A Venetian Coronation 1595
from: Angel Records
:Album Description: Live performance conducted by the great Gennady Rozhdestvensky. Tishchenko was the favorite pupil of Shostakovich and a major figure in St. Petersburg musical life, but his work is little known. This album is a great way to discover the composer.
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Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2 [Hybrid SACD]
from: Pentatone
:Album Description: Live performance conducted by the great Gennady Rozhdestvensky. Tishchenko was the favorite pupil of Shostakovich and a major figure in St. Petersburg musical life, but his work is little known. This album is a great way to discover the composer.
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Exotic Dances from the Opera
from: Reference Recordings
:Album Description: Live performance conducted by the great Gennady Rozhdestvensky. Tishchenko was the favorite pupil of Shostakovich and a major figure in St. Petersburg musical life, but his work is little known. This album is a great way to discover the composer.
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