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Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto no 1, etc / Karajan, Richter

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2008-01-08

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Variations for Cello and Orchestra on a Rococo theme, Op. 33
Performers: Richter, Sviatoslav; Rostropovich, Mstislav
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Vienna Symphony Orchestra

Karajan’s rare collaborations with Soviet musicians in the 1960s resulted in exceptional recordings that have become classics – including the ones presented here: Tchaikovsky’s 'Firs...continue...

Rachmaninov, Tchaikovsky: Piano Concertos / Richter

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1996-02-13

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23
Performers: Richter, Sviatoslav
Conductors: Wislocki, Stanislaw; Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Vienna Symphony Orchestra; Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra

"This is the finest recording ever made of this work. The power and delicacy of the playing is cause for renewed wonder, the subtlety of...continue...