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WEBER Concerto for Clarinet Nos 1 & 2

Movements from Mozart’s piano concertos, especially the slower ones, are often likened to his operatic arias. This comparison seems small...

Reviewed by Mike Ashman in issue: 02/2012

STENHAMMAR Piano Concertos Nos 1 & 2

The First Piano Concerto of Wilhelm Stenhammar (1871-1927) has been recorded several times, his Second Concerto less frequently. To my...

Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 02/2012

SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No 15, Op 141

Conscious summation or not, Shostakovich’s Fifteenth is one of the most inscrutable symphonic masterworks in the repertoire. As the composer...

Reviewed by David Gutman in issue: 02/2012

SCHUMANN Violin Concertos Wo023; Op 129. Fantasie Op 131

Schumann’s Cello Concerto, Op 129, is enjoying something of a vogue among violinists at present. Schumann made the arrangement, presumably...

Reviewed by David Threasher in issue: 02/2012

RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Suites: The Snow Maiden. Mlada. Le Coq d'Or

The nature of Rimsky-Korsakov’s fairy-tale operas and the brilliance of his orchestral ear naturally lend themselves to selections such as...

Reviewed by John Warrack in issue: 02/2012

NORDHEIM Monolith. Epitaffio. Canzona. Fonos. Adieu

In his time Arne Nordheim (1931-2010) was the most abused and celebrated composer in Norway. The change in attitude from...

Reviewed by Guy Rickards in issue: 02/2012

MOZART Piano Concertos 19 & 23

The first movement of K459 is usually marked Allegro. Here it is Allegro vivace; but the chosen tempo is broadly...

Reviewed by Nalen Anthoni in issue: 02/2012

MENDELSSOHN. SCHUMANN Violin Concertos

If I describe the Mendelssohn performance as meticulous, this is not to suggest a lack of spontaneity or awareness of...

Reviewed by Duncan Druce in issue: 02/2012

MAHLER Symphony No 2 'Resurrection'

Hard on the heels of a notably crisp and virile Resurrection, the opening event of Leipzig’s recent international Mahlerthon, Accentus...

Reviewed by David Gutman in issue:

MAHLER Symphony No 1

Deutsche Grammophon’s signing of the Seoul Philharmonic (founded as long ago as 1948) under its seasoned Francophile music director has...

Reviewed by David Gutman in issue: 02/2012

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