Daniele Barioni sings Parlami d'amore Mariù in a recital from 1966. Remastered audio. Photo credit: Bongiovanni, Bologna. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhbyVyTVk7I

The great Vladimir Krainev (1944-2011) plays Rachmaninov, 2nd piano concerto Владимир Крайнев играет Рахманинов Концерт для фортепиано с оркестром № 2 Leningrad Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Dmitriev 1st movement: 0:00 2nd movement:10:50 3rd movement: 22:38 The same recording has been uploaded by user "KrainevCompetition", but the version posted previously is annoyingly out of sync. In this upload, the issue is fixed, and the sound is significantly better. Krainev is an outrageously underrated artist and one of the greatest pianists of the 20th century. His style is characterized by a firm, round, virile sound and impeccable musicianship. He played with absolute precision and a flawless technique. Krainev was born in Krasnoyarsk, the son of musician Vsevolod Krainev and pediatrician Rachil Gerschoig. He studied at the Central School of the Moscow Conservatory in the class of Anaida Sumbatyan, and also studied at the Conservatory in the classes of Heinrich Neuhaus, and his son, Stanislav Neuhaus. After winning second prize at the Leeds International Piano Competition and first prize at the Vianna da Motta International Music Competition (ex-aequo with Nelson Freire), and especially after his victory at the ninth International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow (first prize ex-aequo with John Lill), his career as a pianist began. He performed with some of the world's leading orchestras and conductors, and collaborated with renowned artists throughout the world. Alfred Schnittke dedicated one of his piano concertos to him. International music festivals known as "The Invitation of Vladimir Krainev" were held each year in Ukraine, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan, and concerts called "Vladimir Krainev: his Friends and Pupils" were given annually at the Moscow Conservatory. Krainev was a jury member of many international piano competitions, for instance: Leeds, Lisbon, and Tokyo, as well as the Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow. Vladimir Krainev was a professor at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater in Hannover, Germany, where 29 young pianists from the People's Republic of China, France, Germany, Korea, Russia, Ukraine, and other countries studied with him. Among his students were Katia Skanavi, Vladimir Sverdlov, Igor Tchetuev, Aglika Genova and Liuben Dimitrov, Pascal Godart, Irma Issakadze, Denys Proshayev, Hisako Kawamura, Dong-Min Lim, Ilya Rashkovsky, and Mariya Kim. In 1992, Krainev organized the first international competition of young pianists in Kharkiv, Ukraine. The competition is broadcast on radio and television. In 1994, Krainev established the Vladimir Krainev International Fund for Young Pianists. He lived in Hannover, Germany, and was married to Tatiana Tarasova, a renowned f ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRW5Rv5xfkY

Carlo Bergonzi, tenore Orchestra diretta da Roberto Negri Jaguar LP SJGR 74013 ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPO3RyTPcw4

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