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Review of NIELSEN Violin Concerto. Symphony No 4 (James Ehnes)

NIELSEN Violin Concerto. Symphony No 4 (James Ehnes)

The booklet notes remind us that this was the exact pairing of works that Carl Nielsen chose for his one...

Reviewed by Edward Seckerson in issue: 06/2023

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Review of MAHLER Symphony No. 5 (Payare)

MAHLER Symphony No. 5 (Payare)

The sparkiest Mahler of recent years has not come from the usual suspects. Alexandre Bloch’s Orchestre National de Lille immortalised...

Reviewed by David Gutman in issue: 06/2023

Review of LUTYENS; MACONCHY; WALLEN Works for Piano and Orchestra

LUTYENS; MACONCHY; WALLEN Works for Piano and Orchestra

Elizabeth Maconchy composed three works for piano and orchestra, including two concertinos (Lorelt, 1/12; Lyrita, 6/22). Dialogue (1940 41) lies...

Reviewed by Guy Rickards in issue: 06/2023

Review of HAYDN Symphonies Nos 101 & 103 (Järvi)

HAYDN Symphonies Nos 101 & 103 (Järvi)

The secret of comedy is all about – wait for it – timing. Joseph Haydn knew this and so too...

Reviewed by Mark Pullinger in issue: 06/2023

Review of DEBUSSY Jeux STRAUSS Also Sprach Zarathustra (Roth)

DEBUSSY Jeux STRAUSS Also Sprach Zarathustra (Roth)

François-Xavier Roth has released recordings of both of these works before – the Strauss recorded a decade ago with the...

Reviewed by Hugo Shirley in issue: 06/2023

Review of BRUCH; PRICE Violin Concertos (Randall Goosby)

BRUCH; PRICE Violin Concertos (Randall Goosby)

You can absolutely hear why Randall Goosby has been turning heads with his open-hearted, generous ‘school of Perlman’ delivery. There’s...

Reviewed by Edward Seckerson in issue: 06/2023

Review of BRIAN Symphonies Nos 8, 9, 22 & 24 (Fredman)

BRIAN Symphonies Nos 8, 9, 22 & 24 (Fredman)

With this marvellous archival release – specifically that of the Ninth (1951) – of BBC broadcasts conducted by Myer Fredman,...

Reviewed by Guy Rickards in issue: 06/2023

Review of BARTÓK Concerto for Orchestra (Canellakis)

BARTÓK Concerto for Orchestra (Canellakis)

The curtain-raiser somewhat eclipses the main event in this instance. Why we don’t hear more of Bartók’s Four Orchestral Pieces...

Reviewed by Edward Seckerson in issue: 06/2023

Review of Ein Deutsches Barockrequiem

Ein Deutsches Barockrequiem

Lionel Meunier and Ricercar producer Jérôme Lejeune were working together on Vox Luminis’s critically acclaimed recording of Schütz’s Musicalische Exequien...

Reviewed by David Vickers in issue: 06/2023

Review of Sarah Cahill: The Future is Female Vol 3

Sarah Cahill: The Future is Female Vol 3

The third and final volume of Sarah Cahill’s ‘The Future is Female’ offers a chronologically wide-ranging selection of music composed...

Reviewed by Stephen Cera in issue: 06/2023


 

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