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Best Concertos 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-03-24

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1; Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30; Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini; Pyotr Il'...
Performers: Accardo, Salvatore [Violin/Conductor]; Ambache, Diana; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Asperen, Bob van; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Broadway, Kenneth; Bury, Alison; Bylsma, Anner; Capuçon, Gautier; Capu&ccedi...
Conductors: Pesek, Libor; Foster, Lawrence; Vonk, Hans; Plasson, Michel; Cziffra, György; Jansons, Mariss; Kitayenko, Dmitri; Davis, Andrew; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Litton, Andrew; Hickox, Richard; ...
Ensemble: Aalborg Symphony Orchestra; Academy of London; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Ambache Chamber Orchestra; Auvergne Orchestra; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra; Berlin Philha...

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Beethoven: Piano Concertos no 1-5, Triple Concerto

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-10-02

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 1 in C major, Op. 15; Concerto for Piano no 3 in C minor, Op. 37; Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 19; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, Op. ...
Performers: Hoelscher, Ulf; Schiff, Heinrich; Zacharias, Christian
Conductors: Vonk, Hans; Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: Dresden Staatskapelle; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

Penguin Guide
...first-class in every way...With consistently clean, rhythmic playing, [Zacharias] gives fresh, bright performances...[the Trio's] rhythmic flair prompts Masur in turn to giv...continue...