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BBC Singer of the World - Cardiff
By the time this review appears, we shall know the 2003 winner. Of the past 10 victors some six have...
Reviewed by Alan Blyth in issue: 8/2003
Dvorák Symphony 8; Scherzo capriccioso
Christoph von Dohnányi | Cleveland Orchestra
Since the sound on this new Decca issue is so full and spectacular, I have limited myself to CD comparisons,...
Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 2/1986
Bortnyansky Sacred Concertos, Volume 6
Russian State Symphonic Cappella | Valéry Polyansky
The Russian State Symphonic Cappella under the energetic direction of Polyansky continue their traversal of Bortnyansky’s monumental production of sacred...
Reviewed in issue 10/2002
DVOŘÁK Symphony No 9. American Suite
Bamberg Symphony Orchestra | Robin Ticciati
A big, bold New World, this, with a strong bass-line and a winning approach to the first movement’s second subject,...
Reviewed by Rob Cowan in issue: 08/2015
Dvorák Orchestral Works
Neeme Järvi | Royal Scottish National Orchestra
The opening of the Fifth symphony, at one time known as the Pastoral, is one of Dvorak's most radiant inspirations,...
Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 12/1987
Dvorák Chamber Works
Nowadays it's virtually impossible to hear a performance of Dvorak's Piano Quintet in which the first two themes aren't taken...
Reviewed in issue 7/1989
Gretchaninov Piano Trios
Gretchaninov’s two piano trios date from 1906 and‚ after he had left Russia in the wake of the revolution for...
Reviewed in issue 5/2002
Dvorák Legends
Leo Van Doeselaar | Wyneke Jordans
Even Dvorak's biographer and critic John Clapham does not recommend listening to all the Legends at a sitting, but programming...
Reviewed by John Warrack in issue: 8/1989
Dvorák Symphonies Nos 7 and 8
Maazel's Dvorak performances were recorded in the Grosser Saal of the Vienna Musikverein in 1981 (No. 8) and 1983 (No....
Reviewed by Ivan March in issue: 12/1990
Debussy Le martyre de Saint Sebastien - Symphonic fragments; Mussorgsky Pictures
Günter Wand | North German Radio Symphony Orchestra
Gunter Wand is one of the few living conductors who can bring detail to the fore without impinging on the...
Reviewed by Rob Cowan in issue: 6/2000
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