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...
The violinist Ralph Holmes had a unique position among virtuosos of his generation but his early death in 1984 at...
Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 05/2012
Only a matter of months after the appearance of his fine recording of Schumann’s Violin Concerto (2/12), Ulf Wallin now...
Reviewed by David Threasher in issue: 05/2012
This is a fascinating Schubert recital from Carolin Widmann and Alexander Lonquich. It’s cunningly programmed, with the Fantasie placed first...
Reviewed by Harriet Smith in issue: 05/2012
It was not so long ago that Korngold was dismissed in some circles as a second-rate composer who sold out...
Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 05/2012
Take a look at Michael Finnissy’s recent work list – it’s there, posted on his website – and ask yourself...
Reviewed by Philip_Clark in issue: 05/2012
However forcefully the young Pierre Boulez pressed the case against neo-classicism, and indeed opera houses, the truth is that his...
Reviewed by Philip_Clark in issue: 05/2012
Eleh prefers to shield his identity from those who would buy his music. Only in the last year have we...
Reviewed by Philip_Clark in issue: 05/2012
The Eroica Quartet have won plenty of plaudits for their previous recordings on Harmonia Mundi. Their latest release, of the...
Reviewed by Harriet Smith in issue: 05/2012
The two currently running series of Buxtehude chamber music seem to be making a good job of keeping off each...
Reviewed by Lindsay Kemp in issue: 05/2012
Cellist Jamie Walton and pianist Daniel Grimwood make an outstanding duo, as two earlier CDs for Signum have already demonstrated....
Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 05/2012
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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