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MAHLER Symphony No.5

Another day, another Fifth – and there’s the rub. That a ‘provincial’ German orchestra of only 14 years’ standing should...

Reviewed by David Gutman in issue: 04/2012

MAHLER Symphony No. 2, 'Resurrection'

The revelation of Vladimir Jurowski’s live London Philharmonic account from last year has made it difficult, if not impossible, to...

Reviewed by Edward Seckerson in issue: 04/2012

LUTOSŁAWSKI Orchestral Works Vol 2

The third volume in Chandos’s welcome Lutosławski series brings a second helping of purely orchestral fare in a programme spanning...

Reviewed by Andrew Achenbach in issue: 04/2012

LISZT A Faust Symphony

It was a good move to mark the bicentenary of Liszt’s birth with a performance of what is surely his...

Reviewed by Rob Cowan in issue: 04/2012

TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Concerto No 1

Sergio Tiempo (formerly Sergio Daniel Tiempo) is a Venezuelan pianist with such an overflowing cornucopia of gifts that it is...

Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 04/2012

HOSOKAWA Landscapes V. Ceremonial Dance. Sakura. Cloud and Light

Just as the shô, the mouth organ sharing roots with the Chinese sheng, morphed into its own distinctly Japanese identity,...

Reviewed by K Smith in issue: 04/2012

GUBAIDULINA Seven Words. In croce. Kadenza. Et exspecto

Sofia Gubaidulina’s religious nature, specifically Russian Orthodox, finds expression in each of these pieces. Each also makes use of her...

Reviewed by John Warrack in issue: 04/2012

DVOŘÁK Violin Concerto. Romance for Violin and Orchestra. 4 Romantic Pieces

Hrachya Avanesyan is clearly a sensitive musician and highly accomplished; his performances on this disc, enlivened by imaginative expressive nuance,...

Reviewed by DuncanDruce in issue: 04/2012

DAUGHERTY Fire and Blood. Flamingo. Ladder to the Moon

Michael Daugherty, now in his later fifties, is one of the most frequently performed American composers and has held many...

Reviewed by Peter Dickinson in issue: 04/2012

SHOSTAKOVICH Cello Concerto No 1 BRITTEN Cello Symphony

The shadow of Rostropovich falls long over this particular coupling. Not only were both works dedicated to him but he...

Reviewed by Richard Fairman in issue: 04/2012

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