classical music: Julius Katchen ...     classical music:       Julius Katchen - Great Pianists of 20th Century2 reviews Mily Balakirev, Johannes Brahms, ... Polygram Records, 1998 Colossal musician. Julius Katchen, who died of cancer at the age of 42 in 1969, was one of the unique pianistic talents of the century. Katchen left America shortly after World War II and landed in Paris, where he soon established himself as one of the most dazzling and sought-after instrumentalists on the continent. In America, however, he remained much less well-known. These magnificent recordings show a superb ...             Britten Conducts Britten [Box Set]4 reviews Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, John Shirley-Quirk, ... Decca, 2007 Essential Britten Nobody conducts his works with greater energy, insight or sensitivity than the composer. The recorded sound is magnificent, up to date in every way. To anyone who loves the music of Benjamin Britten, these recordings are mandatory!             The Art of Julius Katchen, Vol. 22 reviews Ludwig van Beethoven, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, ... Decca Import, 2004 Magnificent Mozart & Brilliant Beethoven Julius Katchen was considered one of the world's best pianists when he died tragically of cancer at the age of 42 in 1969. This 2-CD Double Decca Import title, Volume 2 of "The Art of Julius Katchen" series, easily shows why. This set focuses on Katchen's accounts of three Mozart Piano Concertos, but also completes the pianist's Cycle of the Beethoven Piano Concertos (see my review of "The Art of ...             #1 Piano Album4 reviews No. 1 Piano Album Decca, 2002 Pure This album has it all, believe it or not. There are loads of cheesy #1 blah blah albums that are horridly popular. Sure, there are many well-known pieces on this, such as Alla Turca, the Adagio Sostenuto of the Moonlight, Fur Elise and the Minute Waltz. But almost everything else is relatively unheard of outside of the closely knit piano community. That said, these CD's opened my eyes to some of ...             Great Pianists of the 20th Century - Selections from the definitive collection [Sampler]7 reviews Fryderyk Chopin, Johannes Brahms, ... Polygram Records Philips, 1998 Unparalled Excellence (Mark G. Davis) If you only purchase one classical piano cd in your entire life, this one should be it. All the masters, at their very best on it. If you have piano cd's, this should be part of that collection. I purchased one, almost not believing what I read on the jacket. I'm telling my friends about this one, as I'm aware of no other CD having all those piano masters - - at any price?)...             Brahms: The Violin Sonatas4 reviews Johannes Brahms, Julius Katchen, ... Decca Import, 2001 True and Golden Sound and Heartfelt Emotions This is a very memorable album of Brahms Violin Sonatas. As a direct descent of Dvorak, Suk sure knows how to play Brahms, who was Dvorak's mentor. You can feel the polished glory of his sound in every note, and every phrase is played with just the right amount of burning passion and romantic nuance - the d minor sonata especially is a gem you wouldn't want to miss. The crisp Decca acoustics and ...             Beethoven: Diabelli Variations2 reviews Ludwig van Beethoven Decca, 2009 A colossal finding! Considering the artistic status of the egregious pianism of Julius Katchen around Brahms' piano music, I didn't doubt just a bit at the moment to buy this album, because among other virtues, Katchen was probably, the most European of the North American pianists. But believe me, I never thought the enormous satisfaction and enjoyable surprise. Katchen made one the most impressive readings ...             Brahms: Works for Solo Piano16 reviews Johannes Brahms, Julius Katchen Decca, 1997 A wonderful offering. There may be the individual recording made by others - Gilels, Rubinstein, Arrau - of a particular piece which might be preferred but as a collection of the Brahms piano works, this set has to take the prize. The quality of original recording is high and the digital transfer seemingly well done. One has to listen very attentively to detect which of the four Ballades were recorded monaurally; a ...             Music for Relaxation Lynn Harrell, Alfred Prinz, ... Mca Import, 2002             Gershwin Weekend1 review George Gershwin, Istvan Kertesz, ... Decca, 1994 Gershwin Favorites at a Great Price! This CD might be called a tad anachronistic: Julius Katchen, Istvan Kertesz, Zubin Mehta, Lorin Maazel? The performances are very idiomatic, and these performances hold up well and they sound good. Katchen's Concerto in F is in mono, and his partner is Mantovani! The only quibble I have is that the orchestra in the Concerto sounds rather weak at times, but this does not hamper enjoyment. One ...             Julius Katchen: Decca Recordings 1949-1968 [Germany]2 reviews Julius Katchen Decca Import, 2006 Classic Katchen, But Why Import Only? In January, I was delighted to discover that Decca was issuing another round of "Original Masters" box sets, including ones featuring Jean Martinon, Wilhelm Backhaus and this title with Julius Katchen. It was the New Year, and I figured I'd hit the local CD shop in the coming weeks, carry over the holiday cheer, and buy myself some late Christmas presents. Nearly seven months later -- no dice. ...             Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto / Katchen, Dohnányi3 reviews Ernst von Dohnanyi, Sergey Rachmaninov, ... Decca, 1997 The entire concerto is heavenly! I disagree with the previous reviewer when he says that Julius Katchen takes the first movement too fast. The passionate way in which he plays could make you think it is fast. And the orchestra is also up to the romantic task. As a bonus, the listener gets one of the top recordings ever, a jewel of the golden era of stereo by the great Kenneth Wilkinson, superbly reissued by Decca. The ...             Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 11 review Johannes Brahms, Ernest Bour, ... Urania, 2001 Extremely High Voltage Whether or not you will like this "live" 1951 Brahms 1st Piano Concerto may depend on how you fit the following profile: 1) You are looking for a performance that is even more aggressive and tense than the Serkin/Szell (Sony), 2) You are tolerant of rather strident recorded sound that tends to distort at high volume, and 3) You don't mind paying full price for a CD containing less than 46 ...             Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; Piano Concerto; Porgy & Bess George Gershwin, Artur Rodzinski, ... Classica D'oro, 2002             The Art of Julius Katchen, Vol. 13 reviews Ludwig van Beethoven, Piero Gamba, ... Decca Import, 2004 Brilliant Beethoven Julius Katchen was considered one of the world's best pianists when he died tragically of cancer at the age of 42 in 1969. This 2-CD Double Decca Import title, Volume 1 of "The Art of Julius Katchen" series, easily shows why. This set focuses on Katchen's accounts of Beethoven works for piano and orchestra. CD 1 features Piano Concertos 1 & 2 and the Rondo in B-flat major, and CD 2 features ...             Bach: Greatest Hits1 review Mischa Maisky, Johann Sebastian Bach, ... Decca, 2003 A New Fan This was a nice intro to Bach. I enjoy it very much. Good price for such enjoyment.             Panorama: Passion for Piano1 review Isaac Albeniz, Johann Sebastian Bach, ... Deutsche Grammophon, 2001 Great Classical Piano I picked up this CD because it had some of my favorite piano pieces of Bach, Brahms and Bartok on it. The renditions on these discs are terrific. And every single selection is really worth listening to- this is some of the best classical piano out there. If you're like me and aren't really concerned about owning the complete Bach, Brahms, Chopin, etc, this is the disc to pick up for a good ...              search for classical music 1949-1968, album, beethoven, brahms, britten, century, collection, concerto, conducts, definitive, diabelli, dohnányi, germany, gershwin, greatest, julius, katchen, panorama, passion, pianists, rachmaninov, recordings, relaxation, rhapsody, sampler, selections, sonatas, variations, violin, weekend classical music:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen DVD: Courageous Cat & Minute Mouse - Volume 4 we recommend A Riot! home  impressum - about us