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Review of Coro - (The) Lover's Ghost

Coro - (The) Lover's Ghost

Coro | Mark Griffiths

Dal Segno

Coro was formed in September 2000, and in 2003 became the first western European choir to win the Tallinn International...

Reviewed by bwitherden in issue: 10/2006

Review of Nicola Benedetti - Fantasie

Nicola Benedetti - Fantasie

Alexei Grunyuk | Andrew Litton | Daniel Harding | London Philharmonic Orchestra | London Symphony Orchestra | Nicola Benedetti | Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra | Vasily Petrenko

Deutsche Grammophon

This collection of popular favourites signals Nicola Benedetti’s return to recording after a break of nearly two years. Two items,...

Reviewed by DuncanDruce in issue: 13/2009

Review of Tango & Dances

Tango & Dances

Barcelona Symphony Orchestra | Carole Farley | Catalonia National Orchestra | Damián Martínez | Daniel Espasa | Enrique Tellería | Fionnuala Hunt | José Serebrier | Molly Judson | RTE Concert Orchestra

Avie

The Argentine tango arrived in Europe and North America in the early years of the last century and rapidly...

Reviewed by Andrew Farach-Colton in issue: 4/2006

Review of Rediscovered Richter

Rediscovered Richter

Sviatoslav Richter

Red Seal

‘Richter Rediscovered’ is a two­disc album celebrating a unique pianist in much of his early glory. The producer’s note tells...

Reviewed in issue 3/2002

Review of Lang Lang Recital

Lang Lang Recital

Lang Lang

Telarc

This is a more than averagely notable debut recording. Lang Lang is 18 years old, Chinese born and trained but...

Reviewed by David Fanning in issue: 4/2001

Review of Pavel Nersessian plays Tchaikovsky's Sleeping Beauty

Pavel Nersessian plays Tchaikovsky's Sleeping Beauty

Pavel Nersessian

Bel Air Music

Pavel Nersessian is a 33-year-old Russian pianist and a prize-winner in many competitions. He is also the sort of free...

Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 3/1998

Review of Arthur Friedheim complete recordings, etc

Arthur Friedheim complete recordings, etc

Arthur Friedheim | Emil von Sauer

Pearl

Simply as a piece of historical documentation, this disc has some value, but the ''delight'' promised in its accompanying blurb...

Reviewed by Lionel Salter in issue: 8/1993

Review of New Dances of the League of David

New Dances of the League of David

David Kaplan

New Focus

The idea of contemporary composers writing works in direct response to masterpieces by composers from the past may be old...

Reviewed by Jed Distler in issue: AW2024

Review of Vladimir Horowitz - A Reminiscence

Vladimir Horowitz - A Reminiscence

Vladimir Horowitz

Sony Classical

Since his death in 1989 Vladimir Horowitz has provoked a mixed response. For his admirers he remains the ultimate Merlin...

Reviewed in issue 10/2001

Review of Kiri in Recital

Kiri in Recital

Kiri Te Kanawa | Roger Vignoles

Decca

A rich ripe peach of a recital, and in case that suggests something altogether too sweet and lush to satisfy...

Reviewed in issue 8/1990

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