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Schubert, Martinu, Mussorgsky, Chopin, Smetana / Rudolf Firkusny

1 CD / BBC Legends / 2008-05-27

Works: Franz Schubert: Pieces (3) for Piano, D 946; Bohuslav Martinu: Fantasie and Toccata for Piano, H 281; Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an exhibition; Frédéric Chopin: Mazurka for piano no 41 ...
Performers: Firkusny, Rudolf

The Czech born Rudolf Firkusny was one of the greatest pianists of the 20th Century and a life long champion of his compatriots, the composers...continue...

Tchaikovsky, Mussorgsky, Cherkassky, etc / Cherkassky, et al

1 CD / BBC Legends / 2004-11-23

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vïstavski), for piano; Shura Cherkassky: Prelude Pathetique, ...
Performers: Cherkassky, Shura
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Shura Cherkassky, was one of the 20th Century's greatest romantic virtuosos, a pupil of the legendary pianist Josef Hofmann at the Curtis institute in Philadelphia....continue...

Bruckner, Mussorgsky, Falla / Giulini, Philharmonia

1 CD / BBC Legends / 2003-10-07

Works: Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 7 in E major, WAB 107; Manuel de Falla: Danza del molinero (from "El sombrero de tres picos"); Modest Mussorgsky: Khovanshchina
Conductors: Giulini, Carlo Maria
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

Carlo Maria Giulini still remains the leading living Italian Conductor, even taking into account Claudio Abbado and Ricardo Muti, followingin the wake of two legends,...continue...

Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 6; Mussorgsky / Giulini, et al

1 CD / BBC Legends / 2003-02-01

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vïstavski), for orchestra, orchestrated by Ravel; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 6 in B minor ("Pathétique"), Op. 74
Conductors: Giulini, Carlo Maria
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

Carlo Maria Giulini remains the leading living Italian conductor, even counting Abbado and Muti, following in the wake of Toscanini and de Sabata. Giulini's elegance...continue...

Schumann: Bunte Blätter; Mussorgsky, Debussy / S. Richter

1 CD / BBC Legends / 2003-02-01

Works: Robert Schumann: Bunte Blätter (14) (Colored Leaves) for piano, Op. 99; Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vïstavski), for piano; Claude Debussy: Cloches à trav...
Performers: Richter, Sviatoslav

"Richter, always at his best in smaller halls, was on top form at Goldsmiths' Hall in 1068. This demonstration of his peerless qualities as a...continue...