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Beethoven Fidelio
This is a tough, unvarnished reading rather in the vein of the 1957 Fricsay (DG), which I reviewed in May....
Reviewed by Alan Blyth in issue: 7/1993
Liszt Beethoven's 5th Transcription
Paul Badura-Skoda | Paul Berkowitz
Much the same comments apply to Paul Berkowitz's Schubert C minor Sonata as to his recording of the A major,...
Reviewed in issue 11/1987
Beethoven Piano Sonatas, Vol. 1
Arnold Whittall has observed that the difference between classicism and romanticism is, in essence, a change of emphasis. Moreover, the...
Reviewed in issue 9/1993
Beethoven; Berg Concertos for Violin
Andris Nelsons | Arabella Steinbacher | WDR Symphony Orchestra
Just as Berg’s Concerto is dedicated to “the memory of an angel”, Arabella Steinbacher’s recording is dedicated “to my dear...
Reviewed by Rob Cowan in issue: 13/2009
Beethoven Piano Concertos
City of London Sinfonia | Cristina Ortiz | Richard Hickox
Neither of these discs is going to challenge the leaders in their respective fields, though heard coincidentally side by side...
Reviewed in issue 8/1987
Stephen Kovacevich - Piano Masterclass at the Verbier Festival Academy
Stephen Kovacevich’s masterclass given at the Verbier Festival Academy is dedicated to Beethoven and to music central to his own...
Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 8/2010
Beethoven Symphonies Nos 1 & 6
(Nicolaus) Esterházy Sinfonia | Béla Drahos
I read somewhere recently that no record company was planning a new Beethoven cycle this side of the year 2000,...
Reviewed by Richard Osborne in issue: 8/1996
Beethoven Piano Trios 5 & 7
Newcomers to the English catalogue, the Mirecourt Trio are artists-in-residence at Grinnell College, Iowa, as well as busy concert-givers, with...
Reviewed by Joan Chissell in issue: 3/1989
Richter The Authorised Recordings: Bach
The Richter Edition comprises 21 discs in nine separate slipcased sets. Although the edition is initially only available in its...
Reviewed in issue 8/1994
Beethoven Piano Sonatas
''I am not satisfied with my works to date, and from now on I want to take a new path'',...
Reviewed by Joan Chissell in issue: 6/1992
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