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Dvorák & Bruch Violin Concertos
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra | Tasmin Little | Vernon Handley
It was Classics for Pleasure on their Eminence label that in 1984 first promoted a major recording by Nigel Kennedy....
Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 7/1990
Fritz Reiner conducts Orchestral Works
Leaving the best until last, IMG and EMI bow out of their Great Conductors of the 20th Century project with...
Reviewed by Rob Cowan in issue: 9/2004
Gluck Orphée et Eurydice
Orphée et Eurydice is performed in the arrangement that Berlioz made in 1859 for the French mezzo-soprano Pauline Viardot. He...
Reviewed by Richard Lawrence in issue: 6/2009
DVOŘÁK Symphonies Nos 3 & 6
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra | José Serebrier
Checking the booklet timing, the Sixth Symphony’s first movement brought an instant smile to my face, assuming as I did...
Reviewed by Rob Cowan in issue: 01/2013
Villancicos y Danzas Criollas
Catalan Capella Reial | Hespèrion XXI | Jordi Savall | Montserrat Figueras
There is no mistaking it as the product of Hespèrion XXI: the soundworld, with a wide range of instruments and...
Reviewed by Tess Knighton in issue: 12/2004
Dvorak Piano Quintets
Viewed from a purely technical standpoint this is an outstanding release. The blend of voices – within the string quartet...
Reviewed by Rob Cowan in issue: 5/2010
DVOŘÁK Symphonies 7 & 8
Roger Norrington | Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra
Some expected Norrington attributes (uncluttered textures, minimal vibrato, etc) help focus the bare essentials of both masterpieces, the Seventh emerging...
Reviewed by Rob Cowan in issue:
Dvorák Cello Concerto; Wind Serenade
Andrew Litton | Nina Kotova | Philharmonia Orchestra
Russian cellist Nina Kotova made her first recordings in the 1990s for Philips, and though they included a successful collection...
Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 7/2006
DVOŘÁK Piano Trios Nos 1-4
Dvořák’s four piano trios span his earlier musical life, part of a composing career that was rich in melodic and...
Reviewed by Ivan March in issue: 10/2012
DVOŘÁK Songs & Duets
Bernarda Fink | Christoph Berner | Genia Kühmeier
Designed for the amateur domestic market, Dvořák’s settings of Moravian folk poems captivate with their lyrical grace (Dvořák was as...
Reviewed by Richard Wigmore in issue: 07/2012
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