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Review of STAMITZ; HOFFMEISTER; ZELTER Viola Concertos

STAMITZ; HOFFMEISTER; ZELTER Viola Concertos

In the latter part of the 18th century the viola, previously neglected as a solo instrument, began to appear occasionally...

Reviewed by Duncan Druce in issue: 10/2014

Review of HINDEMITH Nobilissima Visione. 5 Pieces for String Orchestra

HINDEMITH Nobilissima Visione. 5 Pieces for String Orchestra

Naxos trumpets this new recording (actually set down in 2011) of the complete score for Hindemith’s ballet Nobilissima Visione (1938)...

Reviewed by Guy Rickards in issue: 10/2014

Review of GUNNING Symphonies Nos 6 & 7. Night Voyage

GUNNING Symphonies Nos 6 & 7. Night Voyage

Christopher Gunning (b1944) can number Alan Bush, Edmund Rubbra and Richard Rodney Bennett among his mentors. Since 2002 he has...

Reviewed by Andrew Achenbach in issue: 10/2014

Review of ŁUKASZEWSKI Sinfonietta GÓRECKI Concerto-Notturno

ŁUKASZEWSKI Sinfonietta GÓRECKI Concerto-Notturno

These modern Polish composers may not have songs in their hearts – at least ones of their own – but...

Reviewed by David Patrick Stearns in issue: 10/2014

Review of ENESCU Symphony No 5. Isis

ENESCU Symphony No 5. Isis

Karol Szymanowski is the obvious point of stylistic reference at the start of Isis except that where Szymanowski would soon...

Reviewed by Rob Cowan in issue: 10/2014

Review of CHOPIN Complete Works for Piano and Orchestra

CHOPIN Complete Works for Piano and Orchestra

Here are Chopin’s complete works for piano and orchestra, making comparison a marginal issue. Yet I have to say that...

Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 10/2014

Review of BRUCKNER Symphony No 8

BRUCKNER Symphony No 8

A recent live performance of Bruckner’s longer and more wayward original version of the Eighth Symphony (1887, ed Nowak) has...

Reviewed by Edward Seckerson in issue: 10/2014

Review of BRUCH Violin Concerto No 2. Scottish Fantasy

BRUCH Violin Concerto No 2. Scottish Fantasy

Bruch’s Second Concerto is a strong work of considerable originality; it might well have become more popular but for the...

Reviewed by Duncan Druce in issue: 10/2014

Review of BLOCH Israel Symphony. Suite for Viola and Orchestra

BLOCH Israel Symphony. Suite for Viola and Orchestra

It was with the works in his ‘Jewish cycle’ that Bloch established his creative personality after an apprenticeship gleaning what...

Reviewed by Geoffrey Norris in issue: 10/2014

Review of BLACKFORD The Great Animal Orchestra SAINT-SAËNS Carnival of the Animals

BLACKFORD The Great Animal Orchestra SAINT-SAËNS Carnival of the Animals

The Great Animal Orchestra was premiered this summer at the Cheltenham Festival and this recording was made a few days...

Reviewed by Adrian Edwards in issue: 10/2014

 

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