Review - Paavo Järvi : The Complete Erato Recordings
Andrew Mellor revisits recordings the prolific Estonian conductor made originally for Virgin
A rival version of Schnittke's First Cello Concerto is not entirely unexpected, given the obviously (for some tastes all too...
Reviewed in issue 1/1992
Why would an orchestra almost miraculously able and willing to hang on to the conductor’s every seemingly half-the-usual-tempo and gorgeously...
Reviewed by John Steane in issue: 5/1996
On the face of it the RCA coupling of the Second Symphony and the Violin Concerto offers excellent value for...
Reviewed by Robert Layton in issue: 2/1997
The high standard set last year by Naxos’s package marking Sir John Tavener’s 60th birthday is matched by this album...
Reviewed by bwitherden in issue: 8/2005
Jean-Louis Agobet (b1968) embodies his French musical heritage (Berlioz, Debussy, Boulez) in an open and questioning manner. This disc offers...
Reviewed by kYlzrO1BaC7A in issue: 2/2006
Among this trio of releases in Günter Hänssler’s edition charting the middle period of Günter Wand’s career, the surprise will...
Reviewed by Peter Quantrill in issue: 2/2006
No narrative is offered to link this representation of a glorious century in English music by Sally Dunkley in her...
Reviewed by Peter Quantrill in issue: 7/2009
At the outset, let it be said that it is marvellous to have this very special performance of The Ring...
Reviewed by Alan Blyth in issue: 5/1986
Vivaldi’s chamber cantatas – there are 40 of them shared between soprano and alto voices, some with instruments but most...
Reviewed by Nicholas Anderson in issue: 2/1999
Rinaldo Alessandrini has directed plenty of Handel’s music in concert halls, churches and opera houses but has not committed much...
Reviewed by David Vickers in issue: 7/2009
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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