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Mining classical music gold.

I’ve been streaming for months now.  For some unexplainable reason I’ve been concentrating for the main part on the latest classical releases out there . Quizzically, I have ignored the unlimited access to recorded history that we have in our hands. Heifetz, Horowitz, Reiner, Toscanini, Piatigorsky, Stokowski and countless other twentieth century geniuses are copiously available.  I just can’t believe it took me this long to wake up.

I’m writing this for any classical music lovers who, like me, have been blind to the mind-blowing potential afforded us.

rvpiano
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mahgister
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yes

 

Good idea OP !

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rvpiano OP
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For some reason Audiogon has not posted it yet.  Hopefully they will.

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audphile1
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Underrated and rarely spoken of Emil Gilels is a genius pianist. Rudolf Serkin is another. @rvpiano check out Gilels Beethoven and Mozart sonatas. Incredible. 
I rarely stumble upon a new classical release that impresses me. Thankfully there’s plenty to go thru with the classics. 

My go to favorite violinists are Heifetz and Oistrakh. Acoustic Sounds has a few Heifetz recordings on vinyl from their Analog Productions series. Good stuff. 

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mahgister
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Underrated and rarely spoken of Emil Gilels is a genius pianist.

I concur and felt ashamed to had not mention him. The great Russian piano school is my church of predilection though...smiley

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audphile1
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@mahgister How about Richter? 
And who has heard anything by Bella Davidovich? Another fantastic musician. 

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