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Shostakovich Symphony No 6; The Execution of Stepan Razin
As is so often the case with Polyansky’s contining Shostakovich series‚ the main interest of this release lies in its...
Reviewed in issue 3/2002
Vivaldi Flute Concertos
Divertimenti of London | Judith Hall | Paul Barritt
There seems to be an almost ceaseless conveyor belt delivering Vivaldi's Four Seasons and his six Flute Concertos, Op. 10...
Reviewed by Nicholas Anderson in issue: 12/1991
Mahler Symphony No 5
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra | Claudio Abbado
The Adagietto is suddenly, almost imperceptibly, there. It is the hallmark of any great performance of the symphony, and Abbado...
Reviewed by Edward Seckerson in issue: 12/1993
Les Introuvables de János Starker
Carlo Maria Giulini | Gerald Moore | János Starker | Philharmonia Orchestra | Walter Susskind
A few seconds' worth of sampling is all that is needed to establish the tonal identity of Janos Starker, a...
Reviewed in issue 12/1995
Wagner (Der) Fliegende Holländer
The present recording, here in its first official issue, is the opening night of the 1955 Bayreuth run that yielded...
Reviewed by Mike Ashman in issue: 2/2010
Telemann Oboe Concertos - Volume 2
Elizabeth Watson | Graham Mayger | London Harpsichord Ensemble | Sarah Francis
Sarah Francis continues her examination of Telemann's oboe concertos with three works for the conventional instrument, two for oboe d'amore,...
Reviewed by Lindsay Kemp in issue: 8/1994
Orff Antigonae
Not many operas take such painstaking care as Orff's Antigonae to communicate their chosen text with maximum clarity. Holderlin's translation...
Reviewed by Michael Oliver in issue: 8/1993
Schubert The Symphonies-Yehudi Menuhin
Sinfonia Varsovia | Yehudi Menuhin
Yehudi Menuhin’s refreshing, well-pointed readings of the late Mozart symphonies on Virgin Classics (3/90) were what first alerted us to...
Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 1/1998
Chopin Waltzes, Nos. 1-14; Nocturnes, Nos. 1-19
Dutton’s twoCD reissue of recordings dating from 195861 celebrates Dame Moura Lympany’s 85th birthday. They come as a timely reminder...
Reviewed in issue 1/2002
Wetz Symphony No 3, Op 48; Gesang des Lebens, Op 29
Erich Peter’s recording of this Symphony used the composer’s manuscript as its source‚ but its booklet hinted that he was...
Reviewed in issue 8/2002
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