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Review of HORNEMAN Orchestral Works

HORNEMAN Orchestral Works

Carl Nielsen cited Christian Horneman (1840-1906) as a vitally fresh voice in Danish music: will this disc tell us why?...

Reviewed by Peter Quantrill in issue: 06/2012

Review of HANDEL Concerti Grossi, Op 3

HANDEL Concerti Grossi, Op 3

The London music-seller John Walsh published Op 3 in 1734. Experts agree that Walsh probably constructed six concertos from numerous...

Reviewed by David Vickers in issue: 06/2012

Review of RACHMANINOV Piano Concerto No 2 GRIEG Piano Concerto Op 16

RACHMANINOV Piano Concerto No 2 GRIEG Piano Concerto Op 16

Lawrence Foster is one of the best concerto accompanists in the business and almost always manages to impart freshness and...

Reviewed by Jed Distler in issue: 06/2012

Review of GREENWOOD 48 Responses to Polymorphia PENDERECKI Polymorphia. Threnody

GREENWOOD 48 Responses to Polymorphia PENDERECKI Polymorphia. Threnody

Recorded in Kraków after performances in Wrocław by an ensemble from Katowice, this disc combines two works from Krzysztof Penderecki’s...

Reviewed by Richard_Whitehouse in issue: 06/2012

Review of DOBRZYNSKI; LESSEL Piano Concertos

DOBRZYNSKI; LESSEL Piano Concertos

‘Music of Chopin’s Time is a series of recordings from the Fryderyk Chopin Institute of Poland,’ writes Stanisπaw Leszczyn´ski, its...

Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 06/2012

Review of CHISHOLM Piano Concertos Nos 1 & 2

CHISHOLM Piano Concertos Nos 1 & 2

It would be difficult to over-praise this wonderfully enterprising disc. Erik Chisholm was born in Glasgow and his music is...

Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 06/2012

Review of SCHUMANN Piano Concerto, Op 54 BEETHOVEN Piano Sonata No 30

SCHUMANN Piano Concerto, Op 54 BEETHOVEN Piano Sonata No 30

If any great pianist merits the word ‘integrity’, it is surely Annie Fischer. Frequently described during her heyday as the...

Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 06/2012

Review of BEETHOVEN Triple Concerto for Piano, Violin and Cello, Op 56. Concerto for Piano, Op 37

BEETHOVEN Triple Concerto for Piano, Violin and Cello, Op 56. Concerto for Piano, Op 37

The grand manner is implicit in Kent Nagano’s opening of the Triple Concerto. Cellos and basses are deep yet pianissimo,...

Reviewed by Nalen Anthoni in issue:

Review of BEETHOVEN Piano Concertos Nos 1 - 5

BEETHOVEN Piano Concertos Nos 1 - 5

I wonder if directing the Beethoven piano concertos from the keyboard is going to become a new orthodoxy? I hope...

Reviewed by Stephen Plaistow in issue: 06/2012

Review of JS BACH Keyboard Concertos Nos 1-7, BWV1052-1058

JS BACH Keyboard Concertos Nos 1-7, BWV1052-1058

Bach’s keyboard concertos were derived, in all cases, from previous contexts – whether original cantata sinfonias, oboe or violin concertos...

Reviewed by Jonathan Freeman-Attwood in issue: 06/2012


 

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