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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
D PURCELL Unknown Sonatas
Daniel Purcell – who was younger than Henry Purcell and outlived him by more than 20 years and who, according...
Reviewed by Julie Anne Sadie in issue: 03/2013
MOZART Clarinet Quintet & Quintet Fragments
Familiarity takes a knock. Colin Lawson begins his opening flourish of the Quintet on (written) C below middle C and...
Reviewed by Nalen Anthoni in issue: 03/2013
Hi-Fi, Books, Reissues & Archive Reviews
Book review - Monteverdi’s Voices: A Poetics of the Madrigal (by Tim Carter)
'The forensic study of Monteverdi’s madrigals bears ripe fruit from four decades of philological...
Review - Philadelphia Orchestra and Eugene Ormandy: The Columbia Stereo Recordings 1964-1983
Jed Distler delves into a massive collection focusing on the conductor’s later discography
Review - 'Vienna: From Mozart to Schoenberg' (London Sinfonietta / David Atherton)
Richard Whitehouse on a collection taking in the London Sinfonietta’s 1970s recordings
Book review - Edward Elgar and Adrian Boult (by Nigel Simeone)
'A veritable treasure trove for enthusiasts'
Box-set round-up: April 2025 (Stokowski, Dorati, Fiorentino)
Rob Cowan on three collections of vintage recorded performances
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