Review - Paavo Järvi : The Complete Erato Recordings
Andrew Mellor revisits recordings the prolific Estonian conductor made originally for Virgin
The Spanish pianist, Santiago Rodriguez (a new name to me) was ''propelled into the international spotlight'', so we're told, after...
Reviewed by Joan Chissell in issue: 9/1987
Veteran enthusiasts of Alkan will need no introduction to Ronald Smith’s superlative 1977 recording of the complete Etudes, Op. 39...
Reviewed by Michael Stewart in issue: 8/1997
The ever-versatile Daniel Barenboim puts his baton on one side and returns to the recording studio as pianist, here not...
Reviewed by Ivan March in issue: /2000
Retired Festival chief Wolfgang Wagner’s third Bayreuth production of his grandfather’s tricky comedy finally gains a commercial release nearly a...
Reviewed by Mike Ashman in issue: 13/2008
Boccherini’s guitar quintets are not showpieces for the instrument; they are all transcriptions, made late in his career for a...
Reviewed by Stanley Sadie in issue: 2/2004
Luis Gianneo (1897-1968), along with Juan José Castro, was instrumental in forging an authentically Argentinian musical voice combining European influences...
Reviewed by Tim Parry in issue: 12/2002
The Concise Grove chronicles George Szell’s ability to achieve a “superb ensemble that embodied... strict notions of discipline in producing...
Reviewed in issue 2/1997
Richard Hickox and his City of London Sinfonia give eminently sensible performances of these symphonies and at bargain price the...
Reviewed in issue 4/1987
The discography of this work now runs to four versions, each a more-than-worthy representation of the piece. The latest derives...
Reviewed by Alan Blyth in issue: 5/1999
There are not many pianists around today as interesting and as musically aware as Andras Schiff, and I was curious...
Reviewed by Stanley Sadie in issue: 5/1992
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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