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Paganini Violin Concerto No. 4
Gidon Kremer | Riccardo Muti | Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Paganini closely guarded the music of his concertos (not wanting them to fall into the hands of rivals) and the...
Reviewed by Ivan March in issue: 10/1997
Schumann Symphonies
Riccardo Muti | Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Riccardo Muti's Schumann is masterful, disciplined and strong, mainstream in its choice of tempos, and mindful of the occasional thickets...
Reviewed by John Steane in issue: 1/1995
Pintscher Sonic Eclipse
With a high profile among younger European composers, Matthias Pintscher is also one of the most recorded and this new...
Reviewed by Richard_Whitehouse in issue: 13/2011
Bach, WF Keyboard Works Vol 1
Wilhelm Friedemann Bach’s tercentenary year (2010) has drawn to a close, so it’s good that this disc is billed as...
Reviewed by Fabrice Fitch in issue: 5/2011
Benjamin, G Piano Figures
Piano Figures (2004) is vintage Benjamin: these 10 pieces are pithy, not just short, with processes involving repetition and variation...
Reviewed by Arnold Whittall in issue: 5/2010
The Pianos Trio: Live in Lugano
Alessandra Stella | Carlo Maria Griguoli | Giorgia Tomassi
These recordings are all of live performances given during Martha Argerich’s Lugano Festival between 2010 and 2013. The Pianos Trio...
Reviewed by Duncan Druce in issue: 11/2014
MARTIN Conte de Cendrillon, Le
Alexandra Hewson | Clémence Tilquin | David Hernandez Anfruns | Varduhi Khachatryan
This 2010 studio recording of Frank Martin’s ballet Cinderella is marketed by Claves as a period piece, with prominent photographs...
Reviewed by Arnold Whittall in issue: 06/2013
JANÁČEK Glagolitic Mass. Sinfonietta
This new coupling of the best-known masterpieces of Janácek’s last and most productive decade enters a highly competitive market, with...
Reviewed by Malcolm Riley in issue: 01/2012
MOZART Clarinet Concerto
Mozart’s late clarinet masterpieces for Anton Stadler, the Concerto especially, have acquired autumnal, even valedictory associations. Yet those are not...
Reviewed by Richard Wigmore in issue: 08/2013
Tchaikovsky/Mussorgsky Orchestral & Vocal Works
Anatoly Kocherga | Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra | Claudio Abbado
Sony's booklet tells us that Shostakovich's orchestration was used for the Mussorgsky songs; ''Shostakovich ed. Abbado'' would be more accurate,...
Reviewed by John Steane in issue: 3/1995
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