Review - Paavo Järvi : The Complete Erato Recordings
Andrew Mellor revisits recordings the prolific Estonian conductor made originally for Virgin
This is something very much out of the ordinary. These eight arias‚ taken variously from Gluck’s early operas (that is‚...
Reviewed in issue 13/2001
Quasthoff’s reputation has increased with each new disc‚ so it is a good idea of RCA’s to issue this composite...
Reviewed in issue 2/2002
Barshai recorded the Concerto for double string orchestra once before, over 20 years ago, with combined forces from Bath and...
Reviewed by Michael Oliver in issue: 9/1985
Prokofiev’s second opera is his most extreme, in its musical language if not in its story-line. In Dostoyevsky’s short story...
Reviewed in issue 10/1999
There is something here I evidently don’t understand. The Upside-down Sailor is a very good title. You could help to...
Reviewed by John Steane in issue: 9/2003
Here are two outstanding discs from Ronan O’Hora, a pianist of inward thoughtfulness and refined eloquence. Following his well-received collections...
Reviewed by Tim Parry in issue: 7/1997
Whatever its dramatic merits – and‚ make no mistake‚ a great performance can rivet sense – Rossini’s Bianca e Falliero...
Reviewed in issue 13/2001
Mobility and re-creation are key concepts in Tan Dun’s ‘opera within an opera’, although readers expecting gravy-train minimalism will be...
Reviewed in issue 7/1997
Volume 2 of Andante’s invaluable series traces a multifaceted tradition, a bewildering mix of paste and diamonds. What was once...
Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 9/2005
Ivan March and Andrew Achenbach reviewed two previous Campion CDs of music by Matthew Curtis (3/03; 5/05). That this third...
Reviewed by Andrew Lamb in issue: 12/2006
Andrew Mellor revisits recordings the prolific Estonian conductor made originally for Virgin
Lindsay Kemp welcomes a box of Baroque delights from the American conductor
'This is a treasure trove of information, thoroughly recommended'
The tabletop ‘music centre’ may be just a distant memory, but where do you start when you want to...
Tim Parry explores the legacy of Jorge Bolet’s Decca recordings
Rob Cowan on collections devoted to two pianists, a cellist and a composer
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