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R.Strauss Orchestral Music from Operas
Jeffrey Tate | Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra
No, these are not 'bleeding chunks', but concert arrangements by Strauss himself. The Capriccio sextet is familiar enough; it was...
Reviewed by Michael Oliver in issue: 4/1993
Brahms/Dvorák Orchestral Works
Cleveland Orchestra | Vladimir Ashkenazy
Riccardo Chailly's recently completed series of Brahms symphonies on Decca is now quickly followed by Ashkenazy's from the same company....
Reviewed in issue 10/1993
Dvorak Violin Concerto
Kurt Masur | Maxim Vengerov | New York Philharmonic Orchestra | Revital Chachamov
This makes a winning coupling, unexpected though it may be. Maxim Vengerov, always an inspirational artist, gives positive, passionate performances...
Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 1/2001
The Art of Leslie Heward
Not often does a record company reissue recordings by an almost forgotten artist and it is much to EMI's credit...
Reviewed in issue 8/1985
Sarah Chang - Debut
At just 11 years of age, Sarah Chang is, quite simply, an undisputed violinistic phenomenon. She appeared with Zubin Mehta...
Reviewed by mjameson in issue: 1/1993
White Night. Strid
Håkon Daniel Nystedt | Oslo Chamber Choir
BIS’s programme “White Night: Impressions of Norwegian folk music” opens with Gjermund Larsen’s Polonaise, at times seeming like a New...
Reviewed by Guy Rickards in issue: 09/2011
Czech Orchestral Works
Barry Wordsworth | Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
The combination of Barry Wordsworth and the Slovak Philharmonic was certainly something to ponder over when I listened to the...
Reviewed in issue 4/1988
PROKOFIEV Symphony No 6. Lieutenant Kijé Suite.
Andrei Bondarenko | Andrew Litton | Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
Prokofiev’s Sixth Symphony may or may not be his finest orchestral work but its unique instrumental texture and curious, elusive...
Reviewed by David Gutman in issue: 06/2013
Russian Showpieces
Chicago Symphony Orchestra | Fritz Reiner
Reiner's Pictures at an Exhibition dates from 1957 and alongside the Karajan/Philharmonia version (which is sonically less sumptuous) was one...
Reviewed by Ivan March in issue: 8/1994
Kodály Háry János-Suite;Dances from Galánta etc
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra | Yoel Levi
Robert Shaw in his Telarc recordings has repeatedly demonstrated what a fine orchestra the Atlanta Symphony is, and here Yoel...
Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 12/1997
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