Review - Paavo Järvi : The Complete Erato Recordings
Andrew Mellor revisits recordings the prolific Estonian conductor made originally for Virgin
Bach's Mass in B minor is already well represented in the current catalogue with performances by Andrew Parrott, John Eliot...
Reviewed by Nicholas Anderson in issue: 8/1989
In reviewing the Downes recording (Lyrita—LP only) of this symphony I declared my belief that it was of great and...
Reviewed in issue 1/1989
Compared with the four Romantic works on Volume 1 (1/01)‚ the compositions on this CD have a lighter‚ sunnier and...
Reviewed in issue 3/2002
Two very different Václav Neumanns are on offer here, and so are two very different sets of production values. The...
Reviewed by Rob Cowan in issue: 2/2011
As in the two previous issues of this Brahms symphony cycle Chandos have provided a rarely played work by Schumann...
Reviewed in issue 4/1989
There have been three CDs devoted to Kempff in the BBC Legends series and this one will, I think, be...
Reviewed by Stephen Plaistow in issue: 12/2003
The transports of delight engendered by this recording are unrelated to those of Spike Milligan's book of that title; put...
Reviewed by John Duarte in issue: 12/1986
It was a good idea to place these three works together on one well-filled disc, although in order to achieve...
Reviewed by Christopher Headington in issue: 1/1996
As the fugal section of the overture drew to its close, I felt myself thinking: they won’t play the Minuet....
Reviewed in issue 7/2001
Stravinsky’s own recorded performances work best where the ensembles involved are of the front rank, which is why his American...
Reviewed in issue 10/1997
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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