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WALTON Symphony No 2. Cello Concerto

Edward Gardner directs a superbly perceptive account of Walton’s Second Symphony, exhilarating in its purposeful thrust yet never flinching from...

Reviewed by Andrew Achenbach in issue: 05/2015

VIVALDI I concerti dell'addio

The fusion of elegance, vivacity and taste in the playing of these Vivaldi concertos is a feature that warmly recommends...

Reviewed by Geoffrey Norris in issue: 05/2015

VIVALDI The Four Seasons

As I write, the Australian Chamber Orchestra are touring Australia with The Four Seasons interspersed (seasoned?) by contributions from oud...

Reviewed by William Yeoman in issue: 05/2015

VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Symphonies Nos 4 & 8

Both conductors – Ryan Wigglesworth (in No 4) and Vladimir Jurowski (No 8) – make a strong case for these...

Reviewed by Edward Seckerson in issue: 05/2015

TELEMANN Concertos and Suites

Although this disc is entitled ‘Concertos and Suites’, and there are indeed two of each, the concerto element is in...

Reviewed by Lindsay Kemp in issue: 05/2015

STRAUSS 4 Last Songs. Alpeinsinfonie

Christian Thielemann has already recorded Strauss’s Alpensinfonie twice – with the Vienna Philharmonic, once on CD (DG, 6/01) and once...

Reviewed by Hugo Shirley in issue: 05/2015

SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No 7

If a conductor and orchestra can get the opening right (and it’s amazing how many sacrifice momentum to grandeur) then...

Reviewed by Edward Seckerson in issue: 05/2015

SHOSTAKOVICH Chamber Symphonies Op 110a, 49a & 118a

Rudolf Barshai began transcribing Shostakovich’s string quartets when the composer was still alive, eventually fleshing out as many as five...

Reviewed by David Gutman in issue: 05/2015

SAINT-SAËNS Symphony No 3. Cyprès et Lauriers

In a very busy field, this stands out for the integrity of Leonard Slatkin’s perceptive musicianship. Finding that mixture of...

Reviewed by Marc Rochester in issue: 05/2015

RAVEL Daphnis et Chloé

This recording of Daphnis, like the ballet itself, begins so softly that it is not until some seconds in that...

Reviewed by Geoffrey Norris in issue: 05/2015

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