Released for the first time, these 1975 BBC studio broadcast performances find pianist Annie Fischer at her communicative best, and on fine pianistic form. The
Released for the first time, these 1975 BBC studio broadcast performances find pianist Annie Fischer at her communicative best, and on fine pianistic form. The
It’s gratifying to see more and more pianists exploring the luxuriant keyboard idiom of Sergei Bortkiewicz (1877-1952) on disc. He was not the most memorable
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Conductors coming to the Fauré Requiem have choices: The original, 1888 version with only five movements of the eventual seven and very minimal instrumentation; the
To mark Neville Marriner’s 2024 centenary Warner Classics has brought To access this content you must login to your Insider account, or purchase a subscription for $5 monthly, or $49 annually.
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Released for the first time, these 1975 BBC studio broadcast performances find pianist Annie Fischer at her communicative best, and on fine pianistic form. The
It’s gratifying to see more and more pianists exploring the luxuriant keyboard idiom of Sergei Bortkiewicz (1877-1952) on disc. He was not the most memorable
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