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BARTÓK The Wooden Prince. Divertimento. Romanian Folk Dances (Dausgaard)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra | Thomas Dausgaard
Bartók was never fully content with The Wooden Prince and this final revision marks an end to his tinkering. It...
Reviewed by Edward Seckerson in issue: 05/2024
Rare Piano Encores
Those who heard Leslie Howard's delightful performances of some of these pieces at Wigmore Hall in London last June will...
Reviewed in issue 10/1984
RESPIGHI The Birds. Ancient Dances and Airs (Neschling)
John Neschling | Liège Philharmonic Orchestra
This latest release of Respighi’s orchestral works completes the series of recordings by BIS that have been conducted by John...
Reviewed by Adrian Edwards in issue: 06/2023
Great Pianists of the 20th Century - Andrei Gavrilov
Andrei Gavrilov | London Symphony Orchestra | Simon Rattle
As with most volumes in this series there are some performances here which demanded inclusion for their unique features, and...
Reviewed by David Fanning in issue: 13/1999
Pushkin Romances
Joan Rodgers | Malcolm Martineau
Thirty-one tracks of Russian song, delivered by a first-rate soprano already with a distinguished track record in the repertoire (and...
Reviewed by David Fanning in issue: 11/2009
Steven Isserlis - Cello World
Dudley Moore | Felicity Lott | Maggie Cole | Michael Tilson Thomas | Steven Isserlis | Thomas Adès
As one might expect from so characterful an artist as Steven Isserlis, this is a cello recital with a difference,...
Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 9/1998
Liszt Symphonic Poems
Michael Halász | New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
Like all pioneers, Liszt paid a heavy price when his transformation of themes and wholly novel sense of structure were...
Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 13/2006
(The) Orthodox Experience
A fascinating anthology, ranging from recordings of Fyodor Chaliapin made in the 1930s to more recent ones with Nicolai Gedda...
Reviewed in issue 8/1999
Shadow Dances
The title ‘Shadow Dances’ is well chosen, since most of this music is inspired by – yet at the same...
Reviewed by David Fanning in issue: 8/2000
VASKS Distant Light. Piano Quartet. Summer Dances (Lintu)
Distant Light is surely the most-recorded violin concerto by a living composer, with almost enough versions listed on the streaming...
Reviewed by Andrew Mellor in issue: 09/2020
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