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Bowen, Y (The) Piano Sonatas
No better example of Hyperion’s founding principles could be imagined than this disc of three premiere recordings contributing to the...
Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 12/2009
Telemann Violin Fantasies
As Rachel Podger hints in her booklet note‚ Telemann’s solo violin music is not as technically demanding or as densely...
Reviewed in issue 10/2002
Shostakovich Symphony No 10; Glanert Theatrum bestiarum
Semyon Bychkov | West German Radio Symphony Orchestra
The Tenth is not one of the Shostakovich symphonies that needs sandblasting Soviet-era sonorities to make its proper impact. Still,...
Reviewed by David Gutman in issue: 1/2008
Aho Symphony No 3; Mussorgsky Songs and Dances of Dearh
Jaakko Kuusisto | Lahti Symphony Orchestra | Matti Salminen | Osmo Vänskä
The first thing that hits you about this disc is the extraordinary range and quality of the sound. As Aho’s...
Reviewed by Guy Rickards in issue: 10/2003
DVOŘÁK Symphony No 1 (Bosch)
Marcus Bosch | Nürnberg State Philharmonic Orchestra
Antonin Dvořák never heard his First Symphony. Submitted in 1865 for a competition in Leipzig, it disappeared shortly afterwards. A certain...
Reviewed by Mark Pullinger in issue: 10/2017
Last Night at the Proms
Just as the 1972 Last Night (Philips, nla) was remarkable for the unforgettable appearance of Jessye Norman in one of...
Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 10/2004
Twilight & Innocence
Heidi Grant Murphy | Kevin Murphy
If you want an hour or so of music ‘ever to seem falling asleep in a half dream’ here it...
Reviewed in issue 5/1999
Karajan - The Music, The Legend
Richard Strauss issued his own testimonial in the brusquest of terms, telling an orchestra: “I know what I want, and...
Reviewed by David Gutman in issue: 1/2008
Prometheus
An ingenious and instructive programme. Prometheus's theft of fire from Zeus and the cruelty of his punishment are all but...
Reviewed in issue 1/1995
Russian orchestral works
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra | Esa-Pekka Salonen
This programme of popular Russian pieces gives us an opportunity to assess the qualities of this latest overnight success in...
Reviewed in issue 6/1985
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