Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18 / Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43

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« These two venerable warhorses of the repertoire for piano and orchestra are given fresh-sounding performances by pianist Werner Haas and the Radio Symphony Orchestra of Frankfurt under Eliahu Inbal…. I've been rather hard on this recording because the competition is very fast, but I've made room for it on my CD shelf."
---Dr. Phil Muse Classik Reviws (August 2003)

"The pianist who died in a tragic car accident at the age 45 has unjustly been forgotten. This is a pity since his playing in the tradition of his teacher Gieseking is rock solid. It is time for a revival also because the orchestra and Inbal make the recording a real treat."
---Paul Janssen, Luister (November 2003)

"Here are his sterling performances of Rachmaninoff's Concerto No. 2 and Paganini Rhapsody recorded September 1974 with the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Eliahu Inbal. These are broad-scale performances, sensitively played with plenty of pianistic fireworks. The closing bar of the Paganini Rhapsody is perfect in its whimsy-just about the best I've heard."
--Robert Benson, classicalcdreview

"Can't say I approached this disc with great enthusiasm. But before the first movement was over I was sold on both a thrilling performance and outstanding 4.0 sound - right up to Pentatone's highest standards in all their multichannel SACDs, whether from new or older source material."
--John Sunier, audiophile audition