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Location: Cleveland, OH United States
In My Own Words:
My Favorite Performers Vladimir Horowitz - titanic pianist of power and delicacy, he will never be forgotten. George Szell - pianist and conductor who built the Cleveland Orchestra into the finest in the United States. Arturo Toscanini - conductor who revolutionized music style in the 20th century. William Kappell - brilliant pianist whose career was tragically cut short at the age of 31 by a p… Read moreMy Favorite Performers
Vladimir Horowitz - titanic pianist of power and delicacy, he will never be forgotten.
George Szell - pianist and conductor who built the Cleveland Orchestra into the finest in the United States.
Arturo Toscanini - conductor who revolutionized music style in the 20th century.
William Kappell - brilliant pianist whose career was tragically cut short at the age of 31 by a plane crash in 1953.
My Favorite Composers
Ludwig van Beethoven - humanity's composer.
Frederic Chopin - the poet of the piano.
Sergei Rachmaninoff - last in the line of great composer/pianists.
Robert Schumann - composer of dual personalities, Florestan & Eusebius.
Alexander Scriabin - mysticism personified.
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As someone who has studied the American Presidency since childhood, one of my greatest regrets is that Abraham Lincoln and Franklin Roosevelt never lived to write Presidential memoirs. Most books by presidents, prospective presidents, and former presidents are deadly dull affairs - and as often as not, ghostwritten. Neither is the case this time. My Life, by President William Jefferson Clinton, may be the bluntest Presidential memoir in American history. Is it self-serving? Of course. As was every other memoir ever written. But neither is this book a whitewash of history. The former president is careful to strike a balance between doing service to history, crediting friends and… Read more
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
This stereo version of the Waltzes was recorded over the course of a single night in 1963, at RCA's Italiana Studios in Rome. For those accustomed to thinking of Arthur Rubinstein as a "Romantic" pianist, this edition of the Chopin Waltzes will come as a surprise. The pianist plays the Waltzes straight, with very little rubato and at moderate tempos. This is in marked contrast to his 1953 mono set, which was freer in tempo and phrasing. Which way is the "right" way? Comparing both recordings demonstrates that there are many equally valid ways to interpret this music. Rubinstein recorded the Impromptus several times over the course of his long career--this is his only… Read more
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RCA/BMG is apparently taking a cue from Sony's Essential Classics series by reissuing popular recordings from their classical catalogue at mid-price. This version of Rachmaninoff's Third Concerto was originally recorded live (with touch-ups) in January of 1978 and released about three weeks after the concert. By rushing the LP into stores, RCA was able to cash in on the publicity of Horowitz's golden jubilee, but the sound on the original release was very poor indeed. The piano was miked too closely, and the orchestra mix was very poor. The CD released in the mid-1980s was a great improvement over the LP, but the sonics were problematic there also. The piano was mixed down too severely… Read more
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