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Posted by Steve Luciani on September 19, 2024, 12:45 am, in reply to "Re: Kapell's 1951 Paganini Rhapsody"
Glad you enjoyed it, Nick. There are three other Kapell restorations on that channel as well:
https://www.youtube.com/@RS3DArchive/search?query=kapell 
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Thankyou for posting - I'd never heard this version. tremendous playing all round and the audio restoration is remarkable. Kapell was an awful loss at just 31 years..... Previous Message
In case you missed...
Rachmaninoff Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43
William Kapell, pianist
Fritz Reiner, conductor
The Robin Hood Dell Orchestra
Recorded on June 27, 1951 at The Academy of Music, Philadelphia
What a performance, beautifully restored, IMHO! The piano sounds great.
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Kapell's 1951 Paganini Rhapsody - Steve Luciani September 18, 2024, 7:08 pm
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