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Beethoven Complete Symphonies
For the committed record-buyer, the selection of Beethoven symphonic cycles in the current cat-alogue is deliciously inviting: so many exciting,...
Reviewed by Stephen Johnson in issue: 5/1993
Arleen Augér - Recital
Arleen Augér enjoyed a successful career in a number of spheres until her death in 1993. Latterly she was most...
Reviewed by Alan Blyth in issue: 10/2007
Hüttenbrenner; Mozart; Schubert Lieder
Hitherto Sibylla Rubens has been mainly known for her well-groomed contributions to several discs of Bach cantatas where her pure,...
Reviewed by Alan Blyth in issue: 2/2004
Beethoven Creatures of Prometheus. Symphony No 3
Kent Nagano | Montreal Symphony Orchestra
“Gods, Heroes and Men” is the title of this disc. Thematically it is concerned with the legend of Prometheus; musically...
Reviewed by Richard Osborne in issue: 9/2011
Beethoven Violin Concerto; Romances
Giuseppe Sinopoli | Philharmonia Orchestra | Shlomo Mintz
Judging simply by timings, Mintz and Sinopoli seem to have decided on a middle path in their approach to the...
Reviewed by Michael Oliver in issue: 5/1988
Beethoven Piano Sonatas
Like the great German Schubertian, Eduard Erdmann, Yves Nat was not greatly known outside his own country in the post-war...
Reviewed by Richard Osborne in issue: 1/1989
Beethoven Symphonies
James Lockhart | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
These were two of Sir Thomas Beecham's favourite symphonies, and I can well imagine him cocking an approving ear towards...
Reviewed by Richard Osborne in issue: 11/1995
Beethoven Violin Sonatas
Corey Cerovsek | Paavali Jumppanen
Jumppanen and Cerovsek make a formidable duo, playing together with great freedom yet achieving impeccable ensemble and balance. This last...
Reviewed by DuncanDruce in issue: 3/2007
Beethoven String Quartets Nos 6 and 7
This is the first in what is to be a complete Beethoven cycle from the Cleveland Quartet on Telarc. As...
Reviewed by Robert Layton in issue: 5/1993
Beethoven String Quartets, Vol.1
Kodáy Qt | Pinchas Zukerman | Tokyo Qt
I doubt whether quartet playing comes much better than in this Tokyo set of the Op. 18. Their set of...
Reviewed by Robert Layton in issue: 9/1993
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