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MAHLER Symphony No 8 (Feltz; Gergiev; Nézet Séguin)
One day in 1909, Mahler arrived at the new offices of his publisher in a terrible flap. He’d jumped off...
Reviewed by Peter Quantrill in issue: 04/2020
Wagner Lohengrin
In recent years, recorded Wagner from Munich has been the province of Bernard Haitink and Wolfgang Sawallisch: indeed, it was...
Reviewed by Arnold Whittall in issue: 11/1995
Mahler Symphony No 6. Lieder
Those who knew Mahler seemed to find the Sixth Symphony a baffling work, immensely powerful and deeply personal. For years,...
Reviewed by Richard Osborne in issue: 1/1988
Bach St. Matthew Passion
Harnoncourt has waited over 30 years to return with his Concentus Musicus Wien to the ‘Great Passion’, which, but for...
Reviewed in issue 6/2001
Leo Sirota - Tokyo Farewell Recital
Russian-born Busoni pupil Leo Sirota (1885-1965) lived for many years in Japan, where the greater part of this recital was...
Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 11/2000
Beethoven/Brahms Concertos
These are illustrious performances and make a splendid coupling at mid-price. EMI planned for a long time to assemble this...
Reviewed by Christopher Headington in issue: 7/1993
Piano Recital
Cyprien Katsaris | Peter Katin | Vladimir Sofronitzky
Since December 1985, at least a dozen recordings of Schubert's B flat Sonata have appeared on CD, only three of...
Reviewed in issue 10/1987
Adès; Beethoven; Mozart; Schubert Piano Works
Drama of diverse kinds might be an appropriate description here. The recording reflects the differences, too, because the sound varies...
Reviewed by Nalen Anthoni in issue: 9/2004
Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
This is DVD usage at its most bog-standard. Man discovered seated at piano. Man plays piano (choice of six shots)....
Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 7/2004
(A) Brain Miscellany
There are many treasures here, but one or two are, alas, flawed. Brain did not record the Haydn Concerto commercially....
Reviewed in issue 7/2001
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