Book review - Pierre Boulez: Organised Delirium (by Caroline Potter)
Neither a biography of his early years, nor a close analysis of the pieces that blew up post-war...
This interesting programme of (apart from the relatively familiar Zemlinsky items) rarities from turn-of-the-century Vienna was recorded at a public...
Reviewed by Michael Oliver in issue: 8/1989
In welcoming the reissue of Igor Markevitch's Apollon musagete, I hope I made it clear that Marriner's account would be...
Reviewed in issue 4/1995
To celebrate the centenary last November of the birth of Wilhelm Kempff, DG offer in the Dokumente series this fascinating...
Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 4/1996
Mahler thought Beethoven's First and Sixth Symphonies to be fine examples of his humorous style but it's probably taken the...
Reviewed by Richard Osborne in issue: 9/1988
As Gergiev demonstrated on his recent rehearsal/ documentary DVD with the Rotterdam Philharmonic (ArtHaus, 9/02) he identifies strongly with the cultural...
Reviewed by David Fanning in issue: 6/2003
In their diametrically opposed ways the two violin sonatas are Prokofiev at his finest. They are both wartime pieces, the...
Reviewed in issue 2/1989
Alas, Ben Kingsley’s narration of Peter and the Wolf is a disappointment. It is very low-key: at the beginning it...
Reviewed by Ivan March in issue: 5/1996
This disc is a welcome addition to the growing number of chant recordings illustrating various repertoires and styles of performance...
Reviewed by mberry in issue: 1/1996
I have already expressed admiration in these pages for Howard Shelley's playing of Mozart's piano concertos and am glad to...
Reviewed by Christopher Headington in issue: 11/1992
It has been a delight returning to Field’s seven concertos, best taken one at a time, not as a marathon....
Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 10/2008
Neither a biography of his early years, nor a close analysis of the pieces that blew up post-war...
This Senofsky double pack is revelatory, especially Brahms’s Third Sonata, a thrilling account with...
Morrison’s Tchaikovsky is a rationalist who rather enjoys himself and aspires to a Mozartian poise...
These are engaging, spontaneous-sounding performances that if widely heard could well spark off a...
Richard Bratby charts the relationship between the conductor and his Italian orchestra
‘Mengelberg’s performances – like Furtwängler’s – were for the most part products of careful...
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