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STENHAMMAR Symphony No 2. Serenade (Blomstedt)

Only a few months ago I reviewed Christian Lindberg’s brilliant account of Stenhammar’s Second Symphony for BIS, a follow-up to...

Reviewed by Andrew Farach-Colton in issue: 02/2019

SCHUMANN Cello Concerto (Gabetta; Capuçon)

Two of today’s leading young cellists (born within six months of each other in 1981) alight almost simultaneously on Schumann’s...

Reviewed by David Threasher in issue: 02/2019

SCHREKER Phantastische Ouvertüre. Vorspiel zu einer grossen Oper

This new Capriccio recording provides a superb demonstration of the variety and substance of Schreker’s music during the early decades...

Reviewed by Christian Hoskins in issue: 02/2019

MOZART Violin Concertos Nos 1-3 (Znaider)

Nikolaj Znaider’s follow-up to his disc of Mozart’s fourth and fifth violin concertos (5/18) is as enjoyable as its predecessor....

Reviewed by Richard Wigmore in issue: 02/2019

MENDELSSOHN Piano Concertos (Prosseda; Brautigam)

No sooner had one account of the Mendelssohn concertos arrived from Roberto Prosseda than another one turned up, this time...

Reviewed by Harriet Smith in issue: 02/2019

MARTINŮ Violin Concertos Nos 1 & 2 (Irnberger)

Like Sibelius, Martinů was initially a violinist; unlike Sibelius, Martinů composed enough concertante works to fill four CDs, memorably recorded...

Reviewed by Guy Rickards in issue: 02/2019

MAHLER Symphony No 6 (Rattle)

This is a brave and yet confident, often illuminating, always absorbing set. It tells a story of Rattle’s history with...

Reviewed by Peter Quantrill in issue: 02/2019

LUTOSŁAWSKI Symphonies Nos 1 & 4 (Lintu)

Ondine’s association with Hannu Lintu continues with the first and last of Lutosławski’s symphonies. The composer harboured doubts over his...

Reviewed by Richard Whitehouse in issue: 02/2019

HAYDN Symphonies Vol 24 (Spillner)

The cycle of Haydn’s symphonies begun by Thomas Fey in 1999 is now well past its two-thirds point. These four...

Reviewed by David Threasher in issue: 02/2019

HAYDN Piano and Cello Concertos (Duczmal)

The snappily named Narodowy Instytut Fryderyka Chopina is happily willing to go beyond its remit and here presents early-Nineties performances...

Reviewed by David Threasher in issue: 02/2019

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