Gjon Mili Cellist Pablo Casals and Pianist Rudolf Serkin Practicing Before Performance, Perpignan Festival, France 1951
Carlos Kleiber, great Austrian/Argentinian/American conductor: July 3, 1930 - 2004…
Kleiber was publicity shy, extremely selective re. recordings, and eventually completely stopped giving public performances. His total concert tally stands at less than 100 (plus 400 opera performances). In March 2011 a group of 100 conductors voted Kleiber as the greatest conductor of all time, ahead of Bernstein and Abbado…
Gustav Mahler
harman/kardon Soundsticks™ III: 小型な 2.1ch システムなのに高解像度な中音・高音域+迫力の重低音が楽しめる!
高音・中音域を担当するサテライトスピーカーと低音を担当するサブウーファーの 2.1 ch なサウンドシステムなのですが、その出力は 40W とかなりのもの。しかも、どんなジャンルの音楽にも合う、味付けがなくて素直でクリアな音色を奏でてくれます。
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Grieg dustjacket by Erik Nitsche. This record breaks from Nitsche’s traditional use of Didot as the typeface used for most of his Decca Records work. The sense of depth created by the abstract shapes is also something not normally utilized in his work.
Jacqueline du Pré.
An inspiration.
EDward Steichen George Gershwin 1927