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Beethoven Violin Concerto
Chianti Orchestra | Piero Bellugi | Ruggiero Ricci
In some respects, this is the ultimate CD bargain: a single concerto recording that can be reprogrammed to incorporate any...
Reviewed in issue 6/1996
Beethoven Edition, Vol. 9 - Piano Trios
Beethoven’s piano trios are occasionally spoken of as a ‘cycle’. They’re hardly that; there are three very early works (the...
Reviewed by Stephen Johnson in issue: 13/1997
Beethoven Piano Sonatas, Vol 1
Kun-Woo Paik starts a Beethoven cycle for Decca with mixed results. On the plus side, his muscular, energetic pianism suits...
Reviewed by Jed Distler in issue: 10/2005
Beethoven Piano & Clarinet Trios
Christophe Coin | Erich Höbarth | Patrick Cohen | Wolfgang Meyer
Erich Hobarth and Christophe Coin, two bright tessellae from the Quatuor Mosaiques, have been teaming up with Patrick Cohen in...
Reviewed by hfinch in issue: 1/1995
Beethoven Diabelli Variations
This reissue is a reminder of a prodigiously gifted pianist who died tragically at the age of 42. His recording...
Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 11/2009
Beethoven Symphonies Nos 4 and 8
Bernard Haitink | London Symphony Orchestra
Listening to these bright, effervescent but by no means lightweight performances, the first word that sprang to mind was “sane”....
Reviewed by Rob Cowan in issue: 1/2007
Beethoven String Quartets, Op 18
After hearing these lively and in some respects provocative performances it’s easy to understand why the American Miró Quartet (recipients...
Reviewed by Rob Cowan in issue: 11/2005
Beethoven Piano Concertos
Gerhard Oppitz | Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra | Marek Janowski
It is true no doubt that Beethoven had a rumbustious, heavy-handed, unpredictable side to his nature, but they are qualities...
Reviewed by Richard Osborne in issue: 3/1996
Beethoven String Quartets, Vol 6
In February’s Gramophone, Rob Cowan remarked that ‘the prospect of actually listening to Beethoven never loses appeal’. It doesn’t for...
Reviewed by DuncanDruce in issue: 4/2003
Prokofiev; Szymanowski; Tchaikovsky Piano Works
The provenance of these recordings is not revealed. The Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev were recorded (live) in Warsaw on November 24,...
Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 8/2008
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