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Beethoven Late String Quartets
In an age that has seen the string quartet develop into something of a ‘trendy item’, it is sobering to...
Reviewed in issue 6/1997
Beethoven Symphonies
Pierre Monteux | Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
A famously vital octogenarian, Pierre Monteux began this sequence of Beethoven symphony recordings with the Vienna Philharmonic in 1957 and...
Reviewed by Richard Osborne in issue: 12/1994
Beethoven: String Quartets
With a playing time of 79'49'' (to be precise) this must be one of the most well-filled CDs to date....
Reviewed in issue 8/1989
Beethoven: Early String Quartets
Hans Keller, that ardent opponent of the gramophone record did admit that recordings have one advantage L the case of...
Reviewed by Stephen Johnson in issue: 4/1990
Haydn; Schubert Piano Sonatas
Rudolf Firkusny (1912-94) was a connoisseur’s pianist, his audiences invariably starred with musical celebrities. In this 1969 recital his playing...
Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 13/2006
BEETHOVEN Theatre Music, Vol 2 (Bosch)
Cappela Aquileia | Marcus Bosch
The accepted view is that Beethoven’s heroic style died a heroic death in the drum-banging, flag-waving political projects he took...
Reviewed by Peter Quantrill in issue: 06/2021
BEETHOVEN String Quartets, Op 18 Nos 1-3 (Chiaroscuro Quartet)
Soloist-led string quartets on disc stretch from the Rose, Busch and Paganini Quartets (the latter led by the brilliant Polish...
Reviewed by Rob Cowan in issue: 12/2021
BEETHOVEN Complete Symphonies (Janowski)
Listening to this new Beethoven symphony cycle alongside Jukka-Pekka Saraste’s (Profil, 6/19), it’s difficult to believe one’s hearing the same...
Reviewed by Andrew Farach-Colton in issue: 02/2021
BEETHOVEN Piano Sonatas Vol 8 'Appassionata' (Martin Roscoe)
With Vol 8, Martin Roscoe comes within spitting distance of completing his Beethoven sonata cycle; the ninth and final instalment...
Reviewed by Jed Distler in issue: 02/2021
BEETHOVEN Cello Sonatas Op 5 (Raphael Pidoux)
Raphaël Pidoux | Tanguy de Williencourt
This recording has two claims on your attention. It’s the latest release in Harmonia Mundi’s ‘Stradivari’ project showcasing historic instruments...
Reviewed by Richard Bratby in issue: 03/2021
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