Austro-German Archive

Rudolf Firkusny, piano = MOZART: Fantasia in C Minor; SCHUMANN: Davidsbuendlertaenze; Kinderszenen; SCHUBERT: Drei Klavierstuecke – Rudolf Firkusny, p. – MeloClassic
Always brilliant and elegant at once, the impassioned Rudolf Firkusny delivers and Austro-German recital culled from recitals 1957-1964.

BRAHMS: Symphony No. 1 in c Minor; HANDEL: Concerto Grosso in D Major; Concerto Grosso in g Minor, No. 6 – London Sym. Orch./ Felix Weingartner – Yves St-Laurent Studio
“Classical” maestro Felix Weingartner has his work in Brahms and Handel restored, and the musical moments well articulate the refined qualities of his conducting art.

Wilhelm Backhaus = BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata No. 6 in F, No. 2; Sonata No. 12; Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp Minor, “Moonlight”; BRAHMS: Piano Quintet in F Minor – Wilhelm Backhaus, p./Amadeus String Q. – Meloclassic
From two venues in France, the legendary Wilhelm Backhaus performs his Beethoven and a rare Brahms Quintet.