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Review of Saariaho (L')Amour de Loin

Saariaho (L')Amour de Loin

Kaija Saariaho’s first work for the lyric stage (Salzburg, 2000) looks set to establish itself as one of the most...

Reviewed by John Allison in issue: 2/2010

Review of (The) Berliner Philharmoniker in Tokyo

(The) Berliner Philharmoniker in Tokyo

As the opening of Dvorák’s Eighth is moulded and caressed into life by Mariss Jansons, more gently and sensually than...

Reviewed by Peter Quantrill in issue: 9/2011

Review of British String Miniatures Vol 2

British String Miniatures Vol 2

Producer Philip Lane’s imaginative collections of British string miniatures continue to provide attractive additions to the recorded repertory. As in...

Reviewed by Andrew Lamb in issue: 8/2003

Review of Legendary Performers - Paderewski

Legendary Performers - Paderewski

Outwardly, Paderewski remains an enduring legend. The concert pianist who was also Prime Minister of his native Poland, the glamorous...

Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 3/1993

Review of Violin Sonatas

Violin Sonatas

The twentieth-century violin and piano repertoire invites all kinds of mix-and-match programming. If this particular combination of sonatas suits your...

Reviewed in issue 6/1992

Review of Schumann Piano Works

Schumann Piano Works

Like Arrau, Pollini oddly uses the first of the two editions of this work published by Schumann in his lifetime—a...

Reviewed by Joan Chissell in issue: 9/1984

Review of Puccini Tosca

Puccini Tosca

No sooner had I been writing about the absence in the CD catalogue of the three central operas of the...

Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 3/1985

Review of Marais Works for Bass Viol

Marais Works for Bass Viol

Fans of Marais’ music will want to compare Sophie Watillon’s new release with a string of other very strong, very...

Reviewed by Julie Anne Sadie in issue: 12/2003

Review of Julius Katchen plays Rachmaninov & Dohnányi

Julius Katchen plays Rachmaninov & Dohnányi

Julius Katchen’s coupling of the Rachmaninov and Dohnanyi’s Variations was a classic of the mono LP catalogue, surviving on Decca’s...

Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 5/1996

Review of Schubert String Quartets

Schubert String Quartets

The Amadeus have always paid loving attention to Schubert and their 1960 disc of the same coupling was reissued comparatively...

Reviewed in issue 3/1983


 

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