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Borodin; Mussorgsky Orchestral Works
Daniel Nazareth | Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
The super-bargain Naxos performance of the Pictures by the Slovak Philharmonic under Daniel Nazareth, uses the Ravel score without emendation,...
Reviewed by Ivan March in issue: 7/1991
Coleridge-Taylor (4) African Dances; Nonet; Quintet
“You’ve done it, m’bhoy,” exclaimed Stanford upon viewing the manuscript of the 1895 Clarinet Quintet by his 19-year-old pupil Samuel...
Reviewed by Andrew Achenbach in issue: 1/2007
Llibre Vermell - Pilgrim Songs and Dances
New London Consort | Philip Pickett
Philip Pickett's second recording of pilgrim songs and dances is a worthy successor to his earlier ''Pilgrimage to Santiago'' (7/92)....
Reviewed by mberry in issue: 12/1992
Alwyn Elizabethan Dances; Oboe Concerto; Aphrodite in Aulis
This fifth volume of William Alwyn’s orchestral music from Naxos boasts premiere recordings of two attractive early finds. Unheard for...
Reviewed by Andrew Achenbach in issue: 2/2007
Bartók Orchestral Works; Kodály Dances of Galánta
Charles Mackerras | Scottish Chamber Orchestra
On this showing Sir Charles Mackerras sees Bartók as a composer more expressive than brutal, less sharply contrasted with his...
Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 1/2005
Les Pianos de la Nuit - Boris Berezovsky
For the greater part these DVDs represent a cornucopia of present day, brilliantly evolving glory. Let no-one say that true...
Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 2/2004
Franck Symphony & Symphonic Variations
(Royal) Concertgebouw Orchestra, Amsterdam | Jorge Bolet | Riccardo Chailly
There seem to be two schools of thought among conductors about how long the first movement of the Franck Symphony...
Reviewed by Michael Oliver in issue: 8/1987
PIAZZOLLA Tangos and Dances
Ubiquitous as Piazzolla’s music may have become, its presentation constantly evolves, from his original or officially sanctioned instrumentations for bandoneón-led...
Reviewed by Guy Rickards in issue: 12/2011
Borodin Prince Igor excerpts; Symphony No 2
Ole Schmidt | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Ole Schmidt’s excellent Nielsen symphony cycle with the LSO for Unicorn-Kanchana (1/75 – now sadly deleted) has long made me...
Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 10/1997
Philadelphia Orchestra Centennial Collection
Another scrumptious transatlantic treat, and a victorious collaboration between two of America's most noted historic recording experts. Mark Obert-Thorn served...
Reviewed by Rob Cowan in issue: 2/2000
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