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ELGAR Cello Concerto SMETANA Ma Vlast

Zuill Bailey is a class act, as anyone who has investigated his recordings of the Korngold and Dvořák cello concertos...

Reviewed by Andrew Achenbach in issue: 03/2013

MOZART; COPLAND; KATS-CHERNIN Works for Clarinet & Orchestra

Of many famous soloists associated with the Mozart concerto I remember particularly the account of Gervase de Peyer, who played...

Reviewed by Ivan March in issue: 03/2013

CHOPIN Piano Concertos Nos 1 & 2

Maddening or enchanting – Cherkassky could veer from one to the other. Taking a mischievous delight in a freedom that...

Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 03/2013

BLUMENFELD; CATOIRE Symphonies

These two Russian symphonies come from a time when Tchaikovsky was still role model No 1, Myaskovsky had yet to...

Reviewed by David Fanning in issue: 03/2013

BARBER Essay No 1 CORIGLIANO One Sweet Morning DVOŘÁK Symphony No 7

John Corigliano’s imposing song-cycle One Sweet Morning was commissioned by the New York Philharmonic to commemorate the 10th anniversary of...

Reviewed by Rob Cowan in issue: 03/2013

JS BACH Concertos for solo harpsichord and strings Vol 1

Is the 16-foot harpsichord register making a comeback? Andreas Staier has been making much use of this Landowska-esque device recently...

Reviewed by Lindsay Kemp in issue: 03/2013

Pavane: Maxim Rysanov

That this programme of arrangements is so thoroughly enjoyable is due largely to the quality of the performances. Maxim Rysanov...

Reviewed by DuncanDruce in issue: 03/2013

A Bach Notebook

That Johann Sebastian Bach was one of a large family of Bachs is well known, but this disc brings forward...

Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 03/2013

WEBER Violin Sonatas Op 10. Piano Quartet Op 8

In the terminology of the time, these six Weber ‘progressive’ sonatas of 1810 are ‘for piano with violin obbligato’, but,...

Reviewed by Geoffrey Norris in issue: 03/2013

SAARIAHO Mirage. Cloud Trio. Cendres. Je sens un deuxième coeur. Serenatas

Ondine’s exploration of the luminescent sound world of Kaija Saariaho continues with five trios for various combinations. All are in...

Reviewed by David Fanning in issue: 03/2013

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