Artur Balsam in Concert at the Manhattan School of Music <BR> BRIDGE 9226A/BThis exciting release presents the Polish born pianist Artur Balsam(1904 1994) in concert performances given during the latter part of the great artist's career. The two disc set is drawn from three recitals given by the pianist in 1982, 1986 and 1987. Balsam's intense musicality and his formidable technique remained with him to the end of his life and these recordings, crowned by a stunning account of Beethoven's Diabelli Variations, show him

since it again deals with the life of the gauchos

violas and French horns

Poul Ruders and David Starobin

as many of his colleagues and disciples attest

“This is excellent retrieval work from Bridge

His Chopin sings

“David Starobin plays the Paganini Variations with technical ease

This CD restores to the catalog one of the most popular classical guitar LPs from the 50s and 60s

Intermezzo in B minor

Ohlsson pinpoints the Scherzo's dotted rhythms so that they truly catch fire and effectively contrast with the enigmatic trio

Fabel von Hans Sachs (1926)

Concerto in Pieces (1995)