Review - Paavo Järvi : The Complete Erato Recordings
Andrew Mellor revisits recordings the prolific Estonian conductor made originally for Virgin
The first two movements of Karajan's 1962 Pastoral were generally acounted the least successful in the whole of that distinguished...
Reviewed by Richard Osborne in issue: 8/1988
The original 1874 version of Bruckner’s Fourth Symphony is rarely heard nowadays. When Bruckner revised the score in 1878/80 he...
Reviewed by Richard Osborne in issue: 10/2005
Galindo's Sones de Mariachi is the clear winner here, an engagingly roisterous piece, orchestrated with raucous flair that would make...
Reviewed by Ivan March in issue: 8/1985
This is the most entertaining modern recording of what is usually counted a forbidding work. You may even feel that...
Reviewed in issue 6/1997
Here is the fine German performing tradition at its best. Keen scholarship, professional thoroughness and a shared love of music...
Reviewed in issue 12/1994
Ever had the feeling you’ve been somewhere before? If you know and like Michael Torke’s work then familiarity is part...
Reviewed by Edward Seckerson in issue: 2/2003
‘ArtistLed’ means that the artists act as their own record producers. In this case, the result is certainly to their...
Reviewed by DuncanDruce in issue: 7/2004
Vivaldi was generous to oboists and to the 11 of his completed concertos for the oboe already available on various...
Reviewed by John Duarte in issue: 2/1990
Ronald Stevenson’s ‘The Transcendental Tradition’ is transcendental in more than one sense. The title was first proposed by Peter Pears...
Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 2/2006
Antoine Desmarest was one of the many French composers of Louis XIV’s time who, thanks to the scheming of Lully,...
Reviewed by Lindsay Kemp in issue: 9/1998
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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