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MEDTNER: Piano Concerto No. 2 in c; RACHMANINOV: Piano Con. No. 3 in d – Marc-Andre Hamelin, p./ London Philharmonic Orch./ Vladimir Jurowski – Hyperion
Hamelin exhibits colossal technique and vitality in two Russian concertos that lack the magic of a live concert. MEDTNER: Piano Concerto No. 2 in c, Op. 50; RACHMANINOV: Piano Concerto No. 3 in d, Op. 30 – Marc-Andre Hamelin, p./ London Philharmonic Orch./ Vladimir Jurowski – Hyperion CDA68145, 82:09 (3/31/17) [Distr. by HM/PIAS] ****: The […]

GINASTERA: Harp Con.; DEBUSSY: Deux danses pour harpe et orch. a cordes; BOIELDIEU: Harp Con. in C Major – Anais Gaudemard, harp/ Orch. de L’Opera de Rouen Normandie/Leo Hussain – Claves
Harp virtuoso Anais Gaudemard shines in three concerted masterpieces for the instrument with various ensembles. GINASTERA: Harp Concerto, Op. 25 (1956); DEBUSSY: Deux danses pour harpe et orchestra a cordes; BOIELDIEU: Harp Concerto in C Major – Anais Gaudemard, harp/ Orch. de L’Opera de Rouen Normandie/Leo Hussain – Claves Label Bleu 50-1613 (11/4/16), 56:29 [Distr. […]

Steven Staryk: A Retrospective: Volume I = PAGANINI, BEETHOVEN, MOZART, SHOSHTAKOVICH, SAINT-SAENS – Centaur (2 CDs)
Famed concertmaster and esteemed soloist Steven Staryk performs brilliantly enough so that light from the Staryk Galaxy permanently illumines our musical skies.