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Gruber Frankenstein; Charivari; Dancing in the Dark
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra | Heinz Karl Gruber
It was inevitable that HK Gruber’s most famous work would return to the catalogue. Given definitive shape in 1978, Frankenstein!!...
Reviewed by kYlzrO1BaC7A in issue: 5/2007
Medtner Complete Piano Sonatas
This classic first recording of the 14 piano sonatas makes Medtner’s star soar into the ascendant. Superlatively played and presented,...
Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 10/1998
Hvorostovsky sings Classical Arias
Academy of St Martin in the Fields | Dmitri Hvorostovsky | Neville Marriner
Taking time out from his nights at the opera in Eugene Onegin and Don Carlo, Dmitri Hvorostovsky is here found...
Reviewed in issue 3/1998
Brodsky Unlimited - Encores
The notion of the encore sits somewhat uneasily with the traditional string quartet repertoire; but judiciously handled it may offer...
Reviewed in issue 4/1992
Dvorák/Janácek Orchestral Works
Kurt Masur | New York Philharmonic Orchestra
In the Dvorak, Masur's typically Austro-German approach—as ever, one of gripping integrity—yields a few surprising echoes of Bruckner along the...
Reviewed by John Steane in issue: 12/1994
ELGAR Cello Concerto
BBC Symphony Orchestra | Jean-Guihen Queyras | Jirí Belohlávek
As formidably accomplished a reading of the Elgar as one would expect from such high-class performers. Jean-Guihen Queyras is a...
Reviewed by Andrew Achenbach in issue: 10/2013
ELGAR Cello Concerto CLYNE Dance (Inbal Segev)
London Philharmonic Orchestra | Marin Alsop
I’m struggling to remember the last time a piece of contemporary music made me cry. Ten weeks of solitary lockdown...
Reviewed by Mark Pullinger in issue: 08/2020
Orchestral Works
Eugene Ormandy | Philadelphia Orchestra
I confess I'd overlooked how effective Ommandy could be in Strauss. This Also sprach Zarathustra is a strong contender for...
Reviewed in issue 7/1989
GINASTERA; DVOŘÁK; SHOSTAKOVICH String Quartets
Like some mid-20th century German orchestra, the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra has a string quartet drawn from its principal players...
Reviewed by David Patrick Stearns in issue:
Chopin Piano Concertos
Lang Lang | Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Chopin’s two concertos provide plenty of virtuoso fodder to fuel Lang Lang’s high-wire facility. To his credit, he consistently channels...
Reviewed by Jed Distler in issue: 12/2008
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