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Strauss (Ein) Heldenleben; (Die) Frau ohne Schatten - Symphonic Fantasy
Christian Thielemann | Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
It is difficult to think of a performing musician who divides critical opinion more completely than Christian Thielemann. There may...
Reviewed by David Gutman in issue: 11/2003
Dvorák Slavonic Dances; American Suite
Antál Dorati | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Dvorak's ever-popular Slavonic Dances have been well represented in the catalogue as long as I remember, so that interest here...
Reviewed in issue 3/1985
Brahms Huingarian Dances; Waltzes, Op 39
Jean-François Heisser | Marie-Josèphe Jude
Many will count this an ideal coupling‚ and the warm‚ fullbodied recording centainly conveys a richly Brahmsian sound – although...
Reviewed in issue 5/2002
English Poets, Russian Romances
Alexander Blok | Vassily Savenko
Russian songs setting Western poets have made for a number of successful recitals in recent years. Some of the composers...
Reviewed in issue 13/2001
(The) Magic of Horowitz
Carlo Maria Giulini | Milan La Scala Orchestra | Vladimir Horowitz
‘The Magic of Horowitz’ is a three-disc compilation (two CDs and a DVD-Video) of his final years when, his highly...
Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 13/2003
Amy Dickson - Smile
Amy Dickson | Catherine Milledge
Amy Dickson is a player with a difference – an artist who may well appeal to listeners who have virtually...
Reviewed by Ivan March in issue: 8/2008
Daniil Shtoda - Russian Song Recital
Daniil Shtoda | Larissa Gergieva
A well-chosen programme and an attractive proposition for anyone wanting to extend their collection with a representative group of Russian...
Reviewed in issue 5/2001
Great Pianists of the 20th Century - Bruk & Taimanov
Lyubov Bruk and Mark Taimanov were a husband-and-wife team who trained together under the Leningrad pedagogue Samari Savshinsky and were...
Reviewed in issue 1/1999
Marita Sølberg
John Fiore | Marita Solberg | Norwegian Opera Orchestra
Marita Sølberg’s name is only familiar to me through editing reviews from Norwegian National Opera, where the soprano has built...
Reviewed by Mark Pullinger in issue: 10/2016
Dvorák Slavonik Dances, Opp 46 & 72
Jirí Belohlávek | Prague Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra
A strong contender in a crowded field, with clearly delineated instrumental lines (woodwinds, timps and secondary strings come over especially...
Reviewed in issue 6/1999
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