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BEETHOVEN; MOZART Quintets for Piano and Winds

Mozart proclaimed the wind-and-piano quintet of 1784 his favourite among all his works, and the young Beethoven clearly modelled his...

Reviewed by David Threasher in issue: 03/2020

JS BACH The Well-tempered Consort, Vol 1

This wonderful disc transports the counterpoint of Johann Sebastian Bach from the solitary universe of the keyboardist’s fingertips – and...

Reviewed by Mark Seow in issue: 03/2020

BRUCKNER Symphonies Nos 1-9 (Berlin Philharmonic)

Before conducting Bruckner’s Eighth Symphony in December 2019, Zubin Mehta put his finger on the ‘unbelievable flexibility’ of the modern...

Reviewed by Peter Quantrill in issue: 03/2020

Concurrence

Three of the works on this superbly performed and recorded CD are purely orchestral and could be described as tone...

Reviewed by Guy Rickards in issue: 03/2020

Boston Symphony Commissions

By no means synonymous with new music, Andris Nelsons has yet maintained the Boston Symphony’s illustrious track record for commissions...

Reviewed by Richard Whitehouse in issue: 03/2020

WINBECK Complete Symphonies

That Heinz Winbeck (1946-2019) was relatively unknown outside his native Germany only confirms the lack of recognition accorded Austro-German symphonism...

Reviewed by Richard Whitehouse in issue: 03/2020

VIVALDI Concerti per Violino VII 'Per il castello'

If Ottavio Dantone and his Accademia Bizantina aren’t already ringing bells of recognition in your heads for the many fine...

Reviewed by Charlotte Gardner in issue: 03/2020

TCHAIKOVSKY Violin Concerto (Daniel Lozakovich)

Following Daniel Lozakovich’s acclaimed DG debut (8/18), this Tchaikovsky album brings his artistry into sharper focus. The Concerto was recorded...

Reviewed by Andrew Farach-Colton in issue: 03/2020

SIBELIUS Symphonies Nos 4 & 6 (Elder)

This Sibelius Fourth reminded me of the reaction to the symphony’s first performance in April 1911 from the critic Bis,...

Reviewed by Andrew Mellor in issue: 03/2020

SAINT-SAËNS Ascanio (Märkl)

The main work in Jun Märkl and the Malmö Symphony’s survey of Saint-Saëns rarities is the Act 3 ballet from...

Reviewed by Tim Ashley in issue: 03/2020

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