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SCHUMANN Symphonies Nos 1 & 4 (Roth)
Schumann himself conducted the Gürzenich Orchestra of Cologne, and the CD booklet makes a case for the ensemble’s continuing connection...
Reviewed by David Threasher in issue: 10/2020
ROUSE Symphony No 5. Supplica. Concerto for Orchestra
The death at the age of 70 earlier this year of Christopher Rouse also brought a premature close to a...
Reviewed by Richard Whitehouse in issue: 10/2020
RODRIGO Concierto de Aranjuez (Junhong Kuang)
A new recording of Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez is always welcome. Unencumbered by profundity yet full of strong feeling, impeccably...
Reviewed by William Yeoman in issue: 10/2020
RODRIGO Orchestral Works (Lluna)
This recording, made in conjunction with a concert commemorating the 20th anniversary of the composer’s death in April 2019, provides...
Reviewed by Christian Hoskins in issue: 10/2020
RESPIGHI Roman Trilogy (Wilson)
John Wilson and his Sinfonia of London have opted for Respighi’s Roman Trilogy for their third album and, as we...
Reviewed by Tim Ashley in issue: 10/2020
MOZART Piano Concertos Nos 19 & 27 (Francesco Piemontesi)
Francesco Piemontesi, Andrew Manze and the SCO return to the Usher Hall and to Mozart for a second disc in...
Reviewed by David Threasher in issue: 10/2020
IVES Complete Symphonies (Dudamel)
The evolution of American music is chronicled right here in this quartet of symphonies. And when heard – as I...
Reviewed by Edward Seckerson in issue: 10/2020
FINZI Clarinet Concerto VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Symphony No 5 (Michael Collins)
Michael Collins’s second recording of Finzi’s Clarinet Concerto (Chandos, 1/13), where he also directed the BBC Symphony Orchestra, came out...
Reviewed by Mark Pullinger in issue: 10/2020
FALLA The Three-Cornered Hat. Nights in the Gardens of Spain (Prieto)
The Orchestra of the Americas and Carlos Miguel Prieto have opted for the familiar Falla pairing of El sombrero de...
Reviewed by Tim Ashley in issue: 10/2020
DVOŘÁK Cello Concerto (Kian Soltani)
Listening to Kian Soltani performing Dvořák’s Cello Concerto with Daniel Barenboim and the Staatskapelle Berlin, the slightly old-fashioned word that...
Reviewed by Richard Bratby in issue: 10/2020
Hi-Fi, Books, Reissues & Archive Reviews
Myra Hess: a national treasure revisited in Jessica Duchen’s biography
A compelling portrait of the iconic wartime pianist and cultural hero, brought vividly to life in a...
Mahler in miniature: Stephen Downes delivers a witty, wry portrait for the Critical Lives series
Downes blends biography, pop culture, and provocative insight in this punchy Critical Lives entry
Michel Béroff at 75: Erato's monumental box-set celebrates a brilliant and versatile pianist
Jed Distler revisits the Frenchman’s EMI and Erato recordings in a new 42-disc set
Fell Audio debuts with British-made hi-fi duo offering style, substance, and value
A new name on the audio scene, courtesy of a British hi-fi retailer launching a ‘house brand’: and...
New box-sets: Beethoven from Barenboim, Arrau and Klemperer, plus Irmgard Seefried Edition
Rob Cowan on a bumper Beethoven crop and the voice of a seraphic soprano
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