Music of Antoní­n Dvořák & Ernest Chausson <br> Louis Kaufman and Artur Balsam <BR> BRIDGE 9225Bridge's ongoing survey of the career of the Polish piano virtuoso Artur Balsam continues with this two disc set of recordings made in the late 1940s and early 1950s. With the exception of the Dvork Quartet, Op. 87, all of the recordings were made in collaboration with the stellar violinist, Louis Kaufman. Kaufman and Balsam were frequent collaborators, especially for the early LPs that they made for the Concert Hall label. Those LPs are the source of

Melvin Chen's insight and virtuosity yield performances of great delicacy and savage power

“This historic recording documents portions of a concert presented at the Library of Congress in celebration of composer Aaron Copland’s 81st birthday

ghosts of Beethoven

“An absolutely smashing live concert of both Spanish and Spain-inspired songs

Writing in the Washington Post

Arrau's assistant

a detailed essay on Balsam by Dan Berlinghoff

His music is well worth getting to know

Jewel Waltz (Duet)

but fun to listen to

Susan Jolles

Martin Boykan