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Review of Bach Sonatas & Partitas for Solo Violin, BWV1001-06

Bach Sonatas & Partitas for Solo Violin, BWV1001-06

Christian Tetzlaff

Hänssler

Christian Tetzlaff, always one of the most thoughtful, imaginative violinists, has obviously found Bach’s solo works a stimulating and rewarding...

Reviewed by DuncanDruce in issue: 8/2007

Review of Haydn Symphonies

Haydn Symphonies

Jane Glover | London Mozart Players

Quicksilva

This reissue of Haydn symphonies by Jane Glover and the London Mozart Players presents a fascinating programme, highlighting both the...

Reviewed in issue 7/1996

Review of Schumann Lieder

Schumann Lieder

Christian Gerhaher | Gerold Huber

Red Seal

Christian Gerhaher has made a deep impression on me, live and on disc, in Schubert. With this Schumann recital he...

Reviewed by Alan Blyth in issue: 12/2004

Review of D'Indy Orchestral Works Vol. 2

D'Indy Orchestral Works Vol. 2

Iceland Symphony Orchestra | Rumon Gamba

Chandos

On record, at least, Vincent d’Indy’s star is well and truly in the ascendant. Thierry Fischer’s recent BBC NOW recording...

Reviewed by Andrew Achenbach in issue: 6/2009

Review of Prokofiev; Shostakovich Violin Concertos No 1

Prokofiev; Shostakovich Violin Concertos No 1

Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra | Sarah Chang | Simon Rattle

EMI

Gone are the days when Shostakovich’s First Concerto meant one or other frequently inaccessible David Oistrakh LP. Today’s young virtuosi...

Reviewed by David Gutman in issue: 5/2006

Review of BERG Wozzeck (Albrecht)

BERG Wozzeck (Albrecht)

Christopher Maltman | Dutch National Opera Chorus | Eva-Maria Westbroek | Frank Van Aken | Jacob Jutte | Jason Bridges | Marc Albrecht | Marcel Beekman | Morschi Franz | Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra

Naxos

Without matching the tight ensemble or aiming for the taut pacing of Teodor Currentzis at the Bolshoi, Marc Albrecht embeds...

Reviewed by Peter Quantrill in issue: 02/2019

Review of JS BACH Concertos for Pianos

JS BACH Concertos for Pianos

Anna Vinnitskaya | Evgeni Koroliov | Lyupka Hadzigeorgieva | Potsdam Chamber Academy

Alpha

It was only recently that the first complete edition of Bach’s multiple keyboard concertos played on modern instruments came our...

Reviewed by Jed Distler in issue: 07/2019

Review of KODÁLY Concerto for Orchestra. Variations on a Hungarian Folk Song

KODÁLY Concerto for Orchestra. Variations on a Hungarian Folk Song

Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra | JoAnn Falletta

Naxos

Béla Bartók once said of his friend Zoltán Kodály that ‘his true nature is contemplative’. Did JoAnn Falletta have that...

Reviewed by Andrew Mellor in issue: 04/2018

Review of BRAHMS 3 Violin Sonatas (Little)

BRAHMS 3 Violin Sonatas (Little)

Piers Lane | Tasmin Little

Chandos

In a sense it’s a surprise that Tasmin Little and Piers Lane have only now got round to the Brahms...

Reviewed by Harriet Smith in issue: 04/2018

Review of Scarlatti Cantatas

Scarlatti Cantatas

Concerto Soave | Jean-Marc Aymes | Maria Cristina Kiehr

Harmonia Mundi

Though I can hardly claim extensive knowledge of Alessandro Scarlatti’s vocal output – how could I when his chamber cantatas...

Reviewed in issue 2/2002

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