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The present set offers four previously unpublished Mozart concerto performances, transmitted live on the BBC in June, 1956. While the sound quality does not match the era’s finest studio recordings, it nevertheless does justice to Balsam’s cultured and marvelously nuanced pianism.
Digitized from the LP shown above, released in 1954 on the Musical Masterpiece Society label. The Piano Concertos, K. 107 are three keyboard concertos by Wo...
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The Mozart Allegro movements boast tremendous vitality and virtuosic flair. In the Hummel A minor Op. 85 concerto, Balsam’s subtle accents and rhythmic shadings point up the music’s striking anticipations of Chopin’s decorative devices (the Rondo finale’s main theme, for example).
Aug 10, 2010 · Images: LP label detail, opening of video; LP jacket detail, 1:23; image of LP, 3:33; LP label, full, 4:54; LP jacket, front, 5:17; LP jacket, reverse, 6:32;...
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Dec 26, 2010 · You can now listen to this entire concerto, uninterrupted, here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=373TmSQQfDU-----...
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Oct 21, 2020 · Beethoven • Concerto op. 61 (Arthur Balsam) - version pour piano & orchestre Audio With External Links Item Preview
This is not to suggest that Balsam never appeared in the spotlight. He recorded most of Mozart's piano music, for example. During the 1950s, he made many recordings for the Concert Hall label, usually of out-of-the-way repertoire, and five of his concerto recordings have been assembled here by Bridge.