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MAHLER Das Lied von der Erde (Sarah Connolly; Robert Dean Smith)
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra | Robert Dean Smith | Sarah Connolly | Vladimir Jurowski
This is a performance of such distinction that regardless of one’s personal view of the piece – that is, exactly...
Reviewed by Edward Seckerson in issue: 09/2020
Brahms/Bruckner Choral Works
It is difficult to conduct Brahms's German Requiem without drawing attention to its often sanctimonious nature. Bernard Shaw—who disliked Brahms...
Reviewed by Richard Osborne in issue: 9/1985
Rossini Petite messe solennelle
Though Rossini would have loved the Labeque sisters—how they would have graced and enlivened his famous samedi soirs in Paris...
Reviewed by Richard Osborne in issue: 12/1985
Klemperer and the Vienna Philharmonic - Live broadcasts
Klemperer always declared that the Vienna Philharmonic was his favourite orchestra. On the strength of these performances, most of them...
Reviewed by Alan Blyth in issue: 12/2005
Beethoven Fidelio
Davis’s new version of Fidelio commends itself in many ways. The recording is probably as clear and wide-ranging as that...
Reviewed by Alan Blyth in issue: 11/1996
Mozart Piano Concertos Nos 12 & 24
Maurizio Pollini has yet to attain the expertise of conductor/pianists such as Edwin Fischer, Daniel Barenboim, Leonard Bernstein, Mikhail Pletnev,...
Reviewed by Nalen Anthoni in issue: 8/2008
Zemlinsky Lyrische Symphonie
Christine Schäfer | Christoph Eschenbach | Matthias Goerne | Paris Orchestra
There have been several memorable recordings of Zemlinsky’s masterpiece and this one, the first for many years, can be placed...
Reviewed by Arnold Whittall in issue: 7/2006
Strauss, R Arabella
Anja Silja | Franz Welser-Möst | Zurich Opera House Orchestra
Strauss’s final, partly posthumous collaboration with Hugo von Hofmannsthal remains a fascinating problem child to solve in performance. Arabella is,...
Reviewed by Mike Ashman in issue: 13/2008
Mendelssohn Violin Concerto; Piano Trio No 1
André Previn | Anne-Sophie Mutter | Kurt Masur | Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra | Lynn Harrell
This glossy package represents Anne-Sophie Mutter’s tribute to Mendelssohn’s anniversary year, including a DVD – with Mutter performing as well...
Reviewed by Harriet Smith in issue: 5/2009
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5; Piano Concerto No. 1
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra | Conrad Hansen | Willem Mengelberg
While Mengelberg’s partnerships with both the Concertgebouw and New York Philharmonic remain among music’s legends, his work with the Berlin...
Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 9/1998
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