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Review of BUCKLEY From Ocean's Floor

BUCKLEY From Ocean's Floor

From Dennehy to Walshe, Ann Cleare to Andrew Hamilton, a slew of Irish voices have recently caught international attention. Not...

Reviewed by Liam Cagney in issue: 11/2020

Review of BEETHOVEN Violin Sonatas Nos 1-4 (Frank Peter Zimmermann)

BEETHOVEN Violin Sonatas Nos 1-4 (Frank Peter Zimmermann)

A special joy of this Beethoven anniversary year has been the opportunity to hear performers of immense intelligence and experience...

Reviewed by Richard Bratby in issue: 11/2020

Review of BRUCKNER Symphonies Nos No 4-7 (Gergiev)

BRUCKNER Symphonies Nos No 4-7 (Gergiev)

After a decidedly uneven start to their St Florian recordings of Bruckner’s nine numbered symphonies, Valery Gergiev and the Munich...

Reviewed by Peter Quantrill in issue: 11/2020

Review of Xuefei Yang: Sketches of China

Xuefei Yang: Sketches of China

Truth, fantasy, boldness and delicacy. Listening to Chinese classical guitarist Xuefei Yang’s latest album is like watching a parade of...

Reviewed by William Yeoman in issue: 11/2020

Review of TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No 5. Francesca di Rimini (Järvi)

TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No 5. Francesca di Rimini (Järvi)

On the cover of this Tchaikovsky Fifth, a smiling Paavo Järvi seems to indicate that all will be well. And...

Reviewed by Mark Pullinger in issue: 11/2020

Review of TAVENER No Longer Mourn For Me (Steven Isserlis)

TAVENER No Longer Mourn For Me (Steven Isserlis)

Here is a disc that proves to be much more than the sum of its parts. At first sight, it...

Reviewed by Ivan Moody in issue: 11/2020

Review of SIBELIUS Symphonies Nos 1 & 3 (Hughes)

SIBELIUS Symphonies Nos 1 & 3 (Hughes)

Like Edward Seckerson, I was greatly impressed by the recent recording of Sibelius’s First Symphony conducted by Santtu-Matias Rouvali. Here...

Reviewed by Christian Hoskins in issue: 11/2020

Review of SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No 11 (Jurowski)

SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No 11 (Jurowski)

Hard on the heels of John Storgårds’s thrilling account of Shostakovich’s Eleventh Symphony with the BBC Philharmonic comes another performance...

Reviewed by Edward Seckerson in issue: 11/2020

Review of ROTT Complete Orchestral Works Vol 1 (Ward)

ROTT Complete Orchestral Works Vol 1 (Ward)

In addition to the symphony that so markedly influenced Gustav Mahler, Hans Rott (1858-84) composed a number of other orchestral...

Reviewed by Christian Hoskins in issue: 11/2020

Review of RESPHIGHI Pines of Rome. Fountains of Rome (Chailly)

RESPHIGHI Pines of Rome. Fountains of Rome (Chailly)

To anyone who remembers the scintillating BBC Proms debut of the Orchestra Filarmonica della Scala in 2017, this album will...

Reviewed by Mark Pullinger in issue: 11/2020

 

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