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Binding: Audio CDEAN: 0828766856026 Label: RCA Manufacturer: RCA MPN: 68560 Number Of Discs: 2 Publisher: RCA Release Date: May 06, 2008 Studio: RCA Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Are There Still More?When I first listened to this recording (it came two days ago) I thought that Kapell's sound was agressive, (it is), he rushed (he does) and that his sense of proportion was often out of whack with what's really going on (sometimes it definitely is). But when all was said and done, I realized that despite those moments where things get slightly out of hand, the overall idea, the ebb and flow of many of these pieces, was consistently beautiful and harmonious in the sense that everything seemed to ... Read More Rating: - Kapell RediscovereIt is extremely moving to hear these recordings of Kapell which we didn't know existed. He was such a major talent who died so young. Rating:  - AmazingThe first thing that's amazing about these recordings is that they exist at all. As for the music... wow... There is sensitivity and passion which reaches through the years and the technical limits of these recordings to touch us. But what really amazes me is that even with the extraneous noises, I can still hear incredible clarity and precision in his playing. One of the important skills of a pianist is to make the melody sing beautifully above the other notes, which frequently come ... Read More Rating: - A Missing LinkThis set is revelatory, not only for those who honor the name of William Kapell, but for any listener who yearns for truly probing interpretations of the repertoire. It was always assumed that the Australian broadcasts were recorded, and now, thanks to those committed to making these performances publicly available, the world can now hear the last artistic utterances of a great genius who was literally days from his death. Kapell had forceably enlarged his repertoire to include probing interpretations ... Read More Rating: - A Journey Back in TimeWhen I first heard that these recording by William Kapell were available I thought they might have been part of an archive found by an Australian Broadcast Corporation. The reality was a bit disappointing in that Kapell's final performances were preserved in an off-the-air recording made by a music enthusiast. I had to conclude that the quality of the recordings could only be abysmal, despite that we owe a debt of gratitude that these performances were preserved. I was curious, however, ... Read More |
