SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos 1 - 4 Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano) / London Symphony Orchestra, Andre Previn [ Double Decca / 2 CD - released 6/Jan/2000 ] "The new Double Decca set of the four Rachmaninov concertos now tends to sweep the board." *** Three Stars Penguin Stereo Guide |
BRAHMS
The Piano Concertos / Haydn & Handel Variations Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano) / Wiener Philharmoniker / Bernard Haitink [ Double Decca / 2 CD - released 11/Jul/2002 ] "Ashkemnazy gives a commanding and magisterial account of the solo part of the First Concerto that is full of poetic imagination." [**(*) Three stars Penguin Stereo Guide] |
ELGAR
Dream of Gerontius (with Holst - The Hymn of Jesus / Delius - Sea Drift) Yvonne Minton, Peter Pears, John Shirley-Quirk / London Symphony / Benjamin Britten [ Double Decca / 2 CD - released 25/Jan/2001 ] A specially priced double CD |