Rudolf Firkusny - The Complete Rca And Columbia Album Collection

Description

To mark the 25th anniversary of the death of “the aristocrat among pianists” (Gramophone), this 18 CD set presents a comprehensive collection of the recordings made by Rudolf Firkušný for American Columbia and RCA Red Seal between 1949 and1993. During the 1930s Firkušný achieved international fame as an interpreter of the core concerto, chamber and solo repertoire. But his unique reputation today rests chiefly on his unequalled mastery in the piano music of his Czech compatriots Dvořák, Janáček (who exclaimed about him: “Such talent is born once in a century”) and Martinů. “If you have not heard Firkušný in these works,” wrote one critic in 1995, “you have not really heard them at all.” 9 LPs are appearing for the first time on CD in this set, remastered from the original analog masters using 24 bit / 192 kHz technology. The recordings come in facsimiles LP-sleeves and the set contains a booklet with full discographical notes.