P0537. YAKOV ZAK, w.Kondrashin Cond. Moscow S.O.: Concerto #4 in g; w.Kondrashin Cond. USSR State S.O.: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; SVIATOSLAV RICHTER, w.Sanderling Cond. USSR RTV Large S.O.: Concerto #1 in f-sharp; LEV OBORIN, w.Gauk Cond.: Concerto #2 in c; w.Ivanov Cond. USSR State S.O.: Concerto #3 in d (all Rachmaninoff). (England) 2-Appian APR 6005, recorded 1949-55. Transfers by Bryan Crimp. Very long out-of-print, Final Sealed Copy! - 5024709160051

CRITIC REVIEW:

“Zak died of a heart attack in his early sixties, allegedly brought on by KGB interrogation…his playing combines the refinement of, say, Samuil Feinberg with the muscularity of Gilels.”

- Rob Cowan, GRAMOPHONE, Sept., 2007