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Czech String Quartets
The main interpretative problem in the first movement of the American Quartet seems to be, what did Dvorak mean when...
Reviewed by Stephen Johnson in issue: 6/1990
Brahms/Dvorák Cahmber Works
Born in Chile in 1964, Andres Diaz completed his studies in the USA where he now lives, teaches and of...
Reviewed by Joan Chissell in issue: 10/1993
Glière Orchestral Works
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra | Edward Downes
Back in September 1986 (can it really be that long ago?) I described Gliere's First Symphony as ''no better or...
Reviewed in issue 7/1993
ELGAR Short Orchestral Works (Lloyd-Jones)
BBC Concert Orchestra | Charles Mutter | David Lloyd-Jones
Two of the last century’s greatest symphonists, though disparately placed in so many respects, had one thing in common: both...
Reviewed by Rob Cowan in issue: 11/2018
Angel Romero Guitar Recital
When it comes to getting the right notes, with good sound and complete control, at whatever speed, Angel Romero has...
Reviewed by John Duarte in issue: 4/1990
Prokofiev Alexander Nevsky; Scythian Suite
As Gergiev demonstrated on his recent rehearsal/ documentary DVD with the Rotterdam Philharmonic (ArtHaus, 9/02) he identifies strongly with the cultural...
Reviewed by David Fanning in issue: 6/2003
Dvorák Cello Concerto; Strauss, R Don Quixote
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra | Mischa Maisky | Zubin Mehta
A musically interesting coupling, given that for the Strauss the soloist is (or should be) a first among equals, whereas...
Reviewed by Rob Cowan in issue: 4/2004
Baroque Opera Arias
Amsterdam Bach Soloists | Carolyn Watkinson | Jan Willem de Vriend
For some years Carolyn Watkinson has been collecting good notices for her performances in baroque opera, often in castrato roles,...
Reviewed by Stanley Sadie in issue: 3/1989
Brahms Piano Concerto 2
Chicago Symphony Orchestra | Georg Solti
Romeo and Juliet has not fared well of late: Riccardo Muti's version with the Philadelphia Orchestra is brilliantly vivid but...
Reviewed by Robert Layton in issue: 11/1983
PROKOFIEV; STRAVINSKY Transcriptions for Piano
In Stravinsky’s Three Movements from Petrushka, David Jalbert begins the ‘Russian Dance’ at a promising clip, only to slightly slow...
Reviewed by Jed Distler in issue: 03/2018
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