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RESPIGHI The Birds. Ancient Dances and Airs (Neschling)

This latest release of Respighi’s orchestral works completes the series of recordings by BIS that have been conducted by John...

Reviewed by Adrian Edwards in issue: 06/2023

RACHMANINOV Piano Concerto No 3 (Anna Fedorova)

For her many fans, the young Ukrainian pianist Anna Fedorova is a champion of Rachmaninov, and her performance of his...

Reviewed by Marina Frolova-Walker in issue: 06/2023

RACHMANINOV Piano Concerto No 1 (Boris Giltburg)

One does not usually start these reviews with a critique of the booklet but I must make an exception. Written...

Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 06/2023

NIELSEN Violin Concerto. Symphony No 4 (James Ehnes)

The booklet notes remind us that this was the exact pairing of works that Carl Nielsen chose for his one...

Reviewed by Edward Seckerson in issue: 06/2023

MAHLER Symphony No. 5 (Payare)

The sparkiest Mahler of recent years has not come from the usual suspects. Alexandre Bloch’s Orchestre National de Lille immortalised...

Reviewed by David Gutman in issue: 06/2023

LUTYENS; MACONCHY; WALLEN Works for Piano and Orchestra

Elizabeth Maconchy composed three works for piano and orchestra, including two concertinos (Lorelt, 1/12; Lyrita, 6/22). Dialogue (1940 41) lies...

Reviewed by Guy Rickards in issue: 06/2023

HAYDN Symphonies Nos 101 & 103 (Järvi)

The secret of comedy is all about – wait for it – timing. Joseph Haydn knew this and so too...

Reviewed by Mark Pullinger in issue: 06/2023

DEBUSSY Jeux STRAUSS Also Sprach Zarathustra (Roth)

François-Xavier Roth has released recordings of both of these works before – the Strauss recorded a decade ago with the...

Reviewed by Hugo Shirley in issue: 06/2023

BRUCH; PRICE Violin Concertos (Randall Goosby)

You can absolutely hear why Randall Goosby has been turning heads with his open-hearted, generous ‘school of Perlman’ delivery. There’s...

Reviewed by Edward Seckerson in issue: 06/2023

BRIAN Symphonies Nos 8, 9, 22 & 24 (Fredman)

With this marvellous archival release – specifically that of the Ninth (1951) – of BBC broadcasts conducted by Myer Fredman,...

Reviewed by Guy Rickards in issue: 06/2023

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