Saint-Saëns's Piano Concerto No 2 – which recording is best?
- Friday, April 10, 2015
This concerto may seem little more than a shallow showpiece, but there’s a lot at stake for the soloist, as Jeremy Nicholas discovers via myriad recordings
This concerto may seem little more than a shallow showpiece, but there’s a lot at stake for the soloist, as Jeremy Nicholas discovers via myriad recordings
Andrew Achenbach surveys the recordings of Vaughan Williams’s Symphony No 4, a work of unusual ferocity
A revealing interview with Sergey Rachmaninov from April 1931
Dean has emerged from the ranks of the Berlin Phil’s viola section with a distinctive voice of his own, says Paul Griffiths
Bryce Morrison recalls the flawless combination of Slavic passion and Gallic precision in this charismatic ‘singer’ pianist, who conducted a lifelong love affair with his audiences
Ten of the best ways to start exploring the work of the great French composer
To celebrate Boulez's 90th birthday, here is Philip Clark's revealing interview with the composer and conductor from 2010
Martin Cullingford's choice of the best discs reviewed in the April 2015 issue
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