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André Previn: conductor, pianist, composer and charismatic media personality; perfectly made to fit the times and the boom in classical recording. Previn’s relationship with the London Symphony Orchestra is the heart of the(; 96 CDs). Their Rachmaninov Symphonies still showcase the very best of the relationship: Previn’s rapport with the players resulting in free-flowing surges of sound, brilliant articulation, tremendous detail and committed playing.

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