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Review of Schumann, G Jerusalem, du hochgebaute Stadt

Schumann, G Jerusalem, du hochgebaute Stadt

Geraldine McGreevy | Mary Nelson | Purcell Singers

Guild

The name of Georg Schumann will be unfamiliar to most readers. He spent 50 years as director of the Berlin...

Reviewed by Marc Rochester in issue: 13/2007

Review of Shura Cherkassky - Recital

Shura Cherkassky - Recital

BBC Symphony Orchestra | Malcolm Sargent | Shura Cherkassky

BBC Legends

This year marks the centenary of the birth of Shura Cherkassky (he died in 1995). These two releases are timely...

Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 8/2009

Review of (The) Last Night of the Proms

(The) Last Night of the Proms

Andrew Davis | Ann Murray | BBC Symphony Chorus | BBC Symphony Orchestra | Hilary Hahn | Jane Eaglen | Janice Watson | Neal Davies | Robert Tear | Toby Spence

BBC Music

Watching an old Last Night of the Proms programme on DVD might seem like eating half­warmed­up soup‚ but the year...

Reviewed in issue 13/2001

Review of Cage Miscellaneous Works

Cage Miscellaneous Works

Clytus Gottwald | Peter Roggenkamp | Stuttgart Schola Cantorum

Wergo

This is another CD issued as part of the John Cage Edition on Wergo. The original recordings were made in...

Reviewed by Peter Dickinson in issue: 9/1992

Review of (The) English Flute

(The) English Flute

Celia Redgate | Michael Dussek

Divine Art

A pupil of former Philharmonia principal flautist Gareth Morris, Celia Redgate has followed in her teacher’s footsteps as a champion...

Reviewed by Andrew Achenbach in issue: 6/2008

Review of CIMAROSA L'Italiana in Londra (Hussain)

CIMAROSA L'Italiana in Londra (Hussain)

Angela Vallone | Bianca Tognocchi | Frankfurt Opera and Museum Orchestra | Gordon Bintner | Iurii Samoilov | Leo Hussain | Theo Lebow

Naxos

Premiered at Rome’s Teatro Valle in 1779, Cimarosa’s breezy intermezzo comico L’italiana in Londra made his European reputation. Playing on...

Reviewed by Richard Wigmore in issue: 03/2024

Review of Bartók Concerto for Orchestra; 3 Village Scenes; Kossuth

Bartók Concerto for Orchestra; 3 Village Scenes; Kossuth

Budapest Festival Orchestra | Slovak Folk Ensemble Chorus

Philips

Hearing this superb CD reminded me of a letter published in our Awards 1998 issue (page 6) where Mr Michael...

Reviewed in issue 1/1999

Review of Tribute to Dennis Noble

Tribute to Dennis Noble

Anonymous Pianist(s) | (Anonymous) Orchestra | Basil Cameron | Clarence Raybould | Dennis Noble | Gerald Moore | Gwen Catley | Hallé Orchestra | Joan Hammond | Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Dutton Laboratories

“Unjustly neglected”, says AB in his insert-notes, referring to the lack of interest shown by the record companies in Dennis...

Reviewed in issue 4/1996

Review of Medtner Piano Works, Vol. 3

Medtner Piano Works, Vol. 3

Geoffrey Tozer

Chandos

Geoffrey Tozer’s now rapidly progressing cycle of Medtner’s complete piano music contains glories and riches indeed – an unending sense...

Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 9/1998

Review of Reger Piano Trios

Reger Piano Trios

Chia Chou | Gunter Teuffel | Michael Gross | Wolfgang Schröder

Dabringhaus und Grimm

Mr Dabringhaus and Mr Grimm were very wise to programme the masterly E minor Trio before its B minor predecessor....

Reviewed in issue 7/1998

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