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...
The renowned collaborations between Zurich Opera and Nikolaus Harnoncourt in the 1970s and early ’80s were crucial milestones in projecting...
Reviewed by Jonathan Freeman-Attwood in issue: 4/2003
This complete set of Haydn's six ''Paris Symphonies'' fills a surprising gap in the CD catalogue. Philips last year issued...
Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 9/1987
Since Sergei Edelman is a newcomer to the English CD catalogue perhaps I should first introduce him as a Polish-born...
Reviewed by Joan Chissell in issue: 12/1989
At first glance, Berg and Verdi make a weird combination: fine if you go for extreme contrast, or quartets by...
Reviewed by Arnold Whittall in issue: 12/1991
In William Blake’s aphorism, “exuberance is beauty, prudence an ugly old maid courted by incapacity”. And there in a nutshell...
Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 8/2009
Forty next year, Sebastian Fagerlund is nothing if not a communicative spirit. On early acquaintance, he seems to be not...
Reviewed by David Fanning in issue: 9/2011
This mixture of fireworks and sweetmeats perfectly suits the showmanship of Maxim Vengerov. Though there are many favourites included on...
Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 2/2005
Of the six composers included here only one or two are likely to be familiar to non-Swedish audiences. At a...
Reviewed by Guy Rickards in issue: 1/2003
Peter Diamand has been the eminence grise behind both Barenboim's recordings of this opera. He was in charge of the...
Reviewed by Alan Blyth in issue: 5/1991
From Szymanowski to Mendelssohn is no small step. Coming to this after the Carmina Quartet's Szymanowski disc (see review on...
Reviewed by Stephen Johnson in issue: 3/1992
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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