Review - Paavo Järvi : The Complete Erato Recordings
Andrew Mellor revisits recordings the prolific Estonian conductor made originally for Virgin
Duparc's morbid and neurotic perfectionism led him to destroy a large number of his compositions, so that little remains of...
Reviewed by Lionel Salter in issue: 1/1994
Both the composer and the organ here are redolent of an age where the instrument was seen in a very...
Reviewed by Marc Rochester in issue: 4/2007
The suites and pieces for two bass viols by Marin Marais are among the gems of the French baroque repertory:...
Reviewed in issue 3/1991
By my reckoning this is Boulez's fourth recording of Le marteau sans maitre, and his first since one released in...
Reviewed by Arnold Whittall in issue: 10/1989
Hummel’s lasting importance – according to Grove, “he clearly linked the styles of Clementi and Mozart, in a line that...
Reviewed in issue 12/1996
There is no shortage.of fine versions of this Debussy repertory. One thinks of Previn and the LSO in La mer...
Reviewed by Christopher Headington in issue: 1/1990
The Clarinet Quintet is given with the finesse and care for phrasing and articulation that has characterized all the recent...
Reviewed by DuncanDruce in issue: 11/1998
It seems that Sternengebot has not been staged since 1944 (Stuttgart), and I would be surprised if this recording of...
Reviewed in issue 6/2001
All contributions to this recording deserve their comment, but I suppose it will be generally agreed that the most important...
Reviewed by John Steane in issue: 9/2000
The best quality of this record is the actual sound. The Baltimore orchestra has some mellifluous players, among them a...
Reviewed by John Warrack in issue: 11/1991
Andrew Mellor revisits recordings the prolific Estonian conductor made originally for Virgin
Lindsay Kemp welcomes a box of Baroque delights from the American conductor
'This is a treasure trove of information, thoroughly recommended'
The tabletop ‘music centre’ may be just a distant memory, but where do you start when you want to...
Tim Parry explores the legacy of Jorge Bolet’s Decca recordings
Rob Cowan on collections devoted to two pianists, a cellist and a composer
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