Review - Paavo Järvi : The Complete Erato Recordings
Andrew Mellor revisits recordings the prolific Estonian conductor made originally for Virgin
For many, Saint-Saëns’s most obvious contribution to the organ’s repertory is the simple chord of C major which heralds the...
Reviewed by Marc Rochester in issue: 12/2011
Hard on the heels of Guy Johnston’s compelling versions of the Bridge and Britten Cello Sonatas (Orchid, 10/10) come these...
Reviewed by Andrew Achenbach in issue: 11/2010
Though by no means prolific in the number of releases Redcliffe have nevertheless provided a much-needed service for some less-recorded...
Reviewed by Michael Stewart in issue: 11/1996
Though Brian Kay’s name and portrait are used to promote this splendid collection, I suspect the driving force may have...
Reviewed by Andrew Lamb in issue: 4/1999
Debussy’s Fantaisie is such a gorgeous work that its infrequent appearances on the concert platform (or on disc, for that...
Reviewed by Geoffrey Norris in issue: 12/2010
Things have changed since I reviewed a recording of Léon Minkus’s Don Quixote almost 30 years ago (7/74). Then the...
Reviewed by Andrew Lamb in issue: 2/2004
This CD is aimed primarily at the American market, but even so, Sophia Loren’s charming narration of Peter and the...
Reviewed by Ivan March in issue: 2/2004
This is a disc whose raison d’être rather escapes me. What is the point of yet another Sibelius Second when...
Reviewed by David Fanning in issue: 1/2003
Bach was well acquainted with the cello but he designated these sonatas for the viola da gamba, probably because of...
Reviewed by John Duarte in issue: 10/1999
Ambitiously entitled ‘Dvorák and his Age’, this set offers more than half of a marathon Lieder recital of almost four...
Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 3/2006
Andrew Mellor revisits recordings the prolific Estonian conductor made originally for Virgin
Lindsay Kemp welcomes a box of Baroque delights from the American conductor
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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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