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Istvan Kertesz Archive

Pierre Fournier at the Lucerne Festival = DVORAK: Cello Concerto in b minor; SAINT-SAENS: Cello Concerto No. 1 in a minor; CASALS: El cant dels ocells – Pierre Fournier, cello/ Swiss Festival Orch./ Istvan Kertesz (Dvorak)/ Orch. Philharmonique de la RTF/ Jean Martinon (Saint-Saens)/ Festival Strings Lucerne/ Matthias Bamert (Casals) – Audite

Pierre Fournier at the Lucerne Festival = DVORAK: Cello Concerto in b minor; SAINT-SAENS: Cello Concerto No. 1 in a minor; CASALS: El cant dels ocells – Pierre Fournier, cello/ Swiss Festival Orch./ Istvan Kertesz (Dvorak)/ Orch. Philharmonique de la RTF/ Jean Martinon (Saint-Saens)/ Festival Strings Lucerne/ Matthias Bamert (Casals) – Audite

by John Sunier | May 22, 2015 | Classical Reissue Reviews

Grand master of the cello Fournier shares his gift in three appearances in Lucerne, one of which matches him with Istvan Kertesz.

ZOLTAN KODALY: Hary Janos Suite; Dances of Galanta; 2 Arias from Hary Janos – London Sym. Orch./ Istvan Kertesz/ Olga Szonyi, sop. – Decca/HDTT 96/24 DVD

ZOLTAN KODALY: Hary Janos Suite; Dances of Galanta; 2 Arias from Hary Janos – London Sym. Orch./ Istvan Kertesz/ Olga Szonyi, sop. – Decca/HDTT 96/24 DVD

by John Sunier | May 5, 2012 | SACD & Other Hi-Res Reviews

Exciting Hungarian-flavored works in superb fidelity.

Music of RAVEL = Piano Concerto in G; Ma Mere l’Oye; Bolero – Julius Katchen/London Sym./ Istvan Kertesz/Orch. de la Suisse Romande/Ernest Ansermet (Ma Mere) /Stanley Black (Bolero) – HDTT

by Audiophile Audition | May 8, 2011 | Classical Reissue Reviews

Sumptuous Ravel remasterings of London ¼-track originals that will happily grace an audiophile’s record library.