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Review of Rameau Hippolyte et Aricie

Rameau Hippolyte et Aricie

’Twas ever thus. Rameau enthusiasts had waited 12 years for a CD version of this opera until, in July last...

Reviewed by Nicholas Anderson in issue: 5/1996

Review of Bruckner Symphony No. 3 (1873 Original Version, ed. Nowak)

Bruckner Symphony No. 3 (1873 Original Version, ed. Nowak)

This original (1873) version of Bruckner's Third Symphony is his longest symphony, a work of epic intent filled with youthful...

Reviewed by Richard Osborne in issue: 5/2000

Review of Puccini Il Tabarro

Puccini Il Tabarro

With its Grand Guignol melodrama played out lustily, this radio recording of 1949 is a historical curiosity. It originally celebrated...

Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 7/2000

Review of Sauer Piano Concerto No 2; (5) Morceaux

Sauer Piano Concerto No 2; (5) Morceaux

Volume 6 of Oleg Marshev’s survey of Emil von Sauer’s keyboard music includes a first recording of the Second Piano...

Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 9/2004

Review of Bach Violin Concertos (Cpte Orch Wks Volume 2)

Bach Violin Concertos (Cpte Orch Wks Volume 2)

The name of Bach Collegium Japan has become synonymous with excellent recordings of baroque vocal music, most of it by...

Reviewed by John Duarte in issue: 2/2001

Review of Rubinstein Piano Concerto No 4; Scharwenka Piano Concerto No 1

Rubinstein Piano Concerto No 4; Scharwenka Piano Concerto No 1

Described by one respected critic as the greatest living pianist, Marc-André Hamelin soars to ever new heights of virtuosity. In...

Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 10/2005

Review of Horner Apocalypto - OST

Horner Apocalypto - OST

Apocalypto reunites the Braveheart team of composer James Horner and director Mel Gibson in a tale of revenge set among...

Reviewed by Adrian Edwards in issue: 3/2007

Review of Dvorak Violin Concerto

Dvorak Violin Concerto

From the Concerto's opening bars I was aware of being in the presence of an extremely confident player, someone sure...

Reviewed by DuncanDruce in issue: 11/2009

Review of Beethoven Piano Sonatas, Vol 5

Beethoven Piano Sonatas, Vol 5

The three Op 31 Sonatas elicit Gerhard Oppitz’s most characterful and personalised playing yet in a Beethoven cycle that’s been...

Reviewed by Jed Distler in issue: 6/2007

Review of Schumann Symphony 3 & Sängers Fluch

Schumann Symphony 3 & Sängers Fluch

It is unfortunate for Schonwandt and Chandos that this release - or, to be exact, one half of it -...

Reviewed by jswain in issue: 4/2000

 

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