Book review - Pierre Boulez: Organised Delirium (by Caroline Potter)
Neither a biography of his early years, nor a close analysis of the pieces that blew up post-war...
What? A Spanish song disc that does not have Falla’s Siete canciones populares españolas? That cycle seems all but obligatory...
Reviewed by David Patrick Stearns in issue: 12/2014
Stanislav Khristenko’s first-place victory in the 2013 Cleveland International Piano Competition generated well-deserved online chatter, much of it directed to...
Reviewed by Jed Distler in issue: 12/2014
Entitled ‘Dedication’, Roger Peltzman’s Chopin recital is made in memory of his uncle, the pianist and teacher Norbert Stern who,...
Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 12/2014
The composer’s names are familiar but the titles – and the medium in which they’re written – are mostly unknown....
Reviewed by David Patrick Stearns in issue: 12/2014
Having a sweet tooth and a fondness for heady bravura concertos, I’ve had a soft spot for Manuel Ponce’s Piano...
Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 12/2014
Handel’s only ballet prologue Terpsicore was added to a revival of Il pastor fido in November 1734. It presents Apollo...
Reviewed by David Vickers in issue: 12/2014
When it comes to recording Szymanowski’s violin concertos, given a first-rate soloist, orchestra and conductor, a decent hall, a sympathetic...
Reviewed by Rob Cowan in issue: 11/2014
On November 19, 1723, Emperor Charles VI and his empress Elisabeth stayed at Znojmo Castle in southern Moravia where Caldara’s...
Reviewed by David Vickers in issue: 11/2014
Jyrki Linjama (b1962), a pupil of Heininen, Rautavaara and Durkó, has become increasingly drawn to church and sacred music lately....
Reviewed by Guy Rickards in issue: 11/2014
If Will Todd wants to be ‘the new John Rutter’, as he has already extensively been touted, then this new...
Reviewed by Alexandra Coghlan in issue: 11/2014
Neither a biography of his early years, nor a close analysis of the pieces that blew up post-war...
Morrison’s Tchaikovsky is a rationalist who rather enjoys himself and aspires to a Mozartian poise...
This Senofsky double pack is revelatory, especially Brahms’s Third Sonata, a thrilling account with...
These are engaging, spontaneous-sounding performances that if widely heard could well spark off a...
Richard Bratby charts the relationship between the conductor and his Italian orchestra
‘Mengelberg’s performances – like Furtwängler’s – were for the most part products of careful...
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